City Council
Regular MeetingMesa, AZ · August 26, 2013
Agenda
City of Mesa
Council Chambers
57 E. First Street
City Council
Meeting Agenda - Final
Monday, August 26, 2013
5:45 PM
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CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed with an asterisk (*) will be considered as a group by the
City Council and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no
separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember or citizen
requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent
Agenda and considered as a separate item. If a citizen wants an item
removed from the consent agenda, a blue card must be completed
and given to the City Clerk prior to the Council’s vote on the consent
agenda.
Mayor Scott Smith
Vice Mayor Alex Finter - District 2
Councilmember Dave Richins - District 1
Councilmember Dennis Kavanaugh - District 3
Councilmember Chris Glover - District 4
Vacant - District 5
Councilmember Scott Somers - District 6
City Council Meeting Agenda - Final August 26, 2013
Roll Call
(Members of the Mesa City Council will attend either in person
or by telephone conference call)
Invocation by Senior Pastor Roger Williams, Jr., Calvary Baptist Church
Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor's Welcome
Awards, Recognitions and Announcements
1 Take action on all consent agenda items.
Items on the Consent Agenda
*2 13-1939 Approval of minutes of previous meetings as written.
3 Take action on the following liquor license applications:
*3-a 13-1919 Ultimate Imaginations, Inc.
This is a one-day charitable event to be held on Friday, September 6,
2013, from 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., on Main Street from Robson to Center
Street, and on Macdonald from Pepper Place to Main Street. (District 4)
4 Take action on the following contracts:
*4-a 13-1937 Purchase of Twenty-One (21) Replacement Police Patrol SUVs for the
Police Department (Citywide)
This purchase will provide 21 Police Patrol SUVs (Chevrolet Tahoes) for
the Police Department. Twenty of the proposed replacement vehicles will
replace vehicles that have met established criteria for replacement. One
vehicle to be replaced resulted from a vehicle being damaged beyond
repair. The vehicles that are being replaced will be retired and sold at
auction.
Fleet Services, Police and Purchasing recommend awarding the contract
to the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder, Midway Chevrolet, at
$792,709.46. These purchases are funded by the Vehicle Replacement
Fund.
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*4-b 13-1931 Dollar-Limit Increase and One-Year Renewal of the Term Contract for
Vehicle Rental Services for the Police Department (Citywide)
The Police Department requires a dollar-limit increase of $160,000 to pay
invoices for the current contract period through September 30, 2013.
During the current contract period, the actual number of rental vehicles
has increased from 35 to 39, resulting in higher monthly rental invoices
than the original bid estimated amount. The department continues to
monitor the lease fleet and high-priced rental vehicles are replaced with
lower-priced vehicles when available.
Police and Purchasing recommend authorizing a dollar-limit increase of
$160,000, from $388,800 to 548,800, for the current period, and a
one-year renewal with Enterprise Fleet Management, at $480,000
annually, based on estimated requirements.
*4-c 13-1929 One-Year Renewal of the Term Contract for Fire Protective Clothing for the
Fire and Medical Services Department (Citywide)
This contract provides fire protective clothing (turnout coats and turnout
pants) for Fire personnel during firefighting operations and when certain
physical hazards are likely to be encountered, such as during non-fire
related rescue operations, emergency medical operations and victim
extrication. The fire protective clothing specified meets the National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA) Standard.
Fire and Medical requires continuing replacement of individual turnout
items that are ten-plus years-old per NFPA standards. The department
has estimated replacements of 92 coats and 53 pants, plus 2 sets for new
recruits in the fall of 2013 (10-12 recruits). Fire protective clothing is
purchased on an as-needed basis during the contract period.
Fire and Medical and Purchasing recommend authorizing a one-year
renewal with United Fire Equipment Company, at $220,000 annually,
based on estimated requirements.
*4-d 13-1925 Two-Year Term Contract for Large Print Library Books for the Library
Services Department (Citywide)
A committee representing Library Services and Purchasing evaluated the
Request for Proposal responses. The evaluation committee recommends
awarding the contract to the highest scored proposals from Cengage
Learning, Inc., at $40,000; and Center Point, Inc., dba Center Point Large
Print, at $10,000; annually, based on estimated requirements, for a
combined total award of $50,000 annually.
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*4-e 13-1924 Two-Year Term Contract for Library Books, Spoken Word, DVDs and
Digital Media for the Library Services Department (Citywide)
This contract will provide for a high percentage of the Library’s purchases
to facilitate the entire selection, ordering, receiving and invoicing process.
Materials covered by the Request for Proposals included: books, standing
orders, digital media including but not limited to electronic books and
digital audiobooks, spoken word including but not limited to compact disc
and playaway, DVD/BluRay, large print, and Spanish language.
A committee representing Library Services and Purchasing evaluated the
responses. The evaluation committee recommends awarding the contract
to the highest scored proposals from Baker & Taylor, Inc., at $265,000
annually, based on estimated requirements.
*4-f 13-1923 Two-Year Term Contract for Library Media Materials for the Library
Services Department (Citywide)
This contract will allow the purchase of library materials to build and
maintain Mesa Public Library’s resource collection to include , audio-visual
materials and related services. Materials covered by the Request for
Proposal included: Spoken word (compact disc/MP3), Playaway
(preloaded dedicated media player), Spoken word (digital format),
DVD/BluRay, Downloadable digital media (including but not limited to
streaming audio/video/music, electronic books or magazines) and
materials in Spanish.
A committee representing Library Services and Purchasing evaluated the
responses. The evaluation committee recommends awarding the contract
to the highest scored proposals from Midwest Tape, at $175,000, and
Recorded Books, LLC, at $75,000; annually, based on estimated
requirements, for the combined total award of $250,000.
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*4-g 13-1930 Two-Year Renewal of the Term Contract for Vactor Services for the
Transportation and Fleet Services Departments (Citywide)
This contract provides experienced contractors for storm drain cleaning,
storm drain pipe cleaning, culvert cleaning, box culvert cleaning, pressure
washer separators/vaults, sumps, wet well, drywell cleaning and
inspections on an as-needed basis for Transportation and Fleet Services.
Services include high pressure hydro-jetting, vacuuming (vactor truck) and
pumping of storm drains for on-call, scheduled and emergency services.
Vactor services are also required to maintain the vehicle wash rack for
Fleet Services. Work is performed at a various City locations including,
City-owned property, privately owned property, commercial property and
property owned by other government agencies.
The initial term of the contract was one year. This is the first two-year
renewal.
Transportation, Fleet Services and Purchasing recommend authorizing a
two-year renewal with multiple vendors: Reddi Services, at $212,900;
Pipeline Video Inspection, dba PVIC, LLC, at $1,000; and Thermo Fluids,
Inc., at $5,500; for the combined total contract award of $219,400
annually, based on estimated requirements.
*4-h 13-1922 Three-Year Term Contract for Hydraulic Hose and Fittings for the Fleet
Services Department (Citywide)
This contract will provide for the purchase and delivery of Parker-brand
automotive and truck hydraulic hose and fittings required for the City's
medium and heavy-duty vehicles and equipment.
A protest based on the City's decision to use Parker brand products was
received on July 18, 2013. A protest based on the specifications should
have been filed by July 2, 2013, and therefore, their protest was denied as
untimely. Parker products are specified primarily for two reasons: (1)
Excessive and increasing time, labor costs and loss of equipment use
during hose repairs using another brand hydraulic hose and fittings from
December 2012 through July 2013. (2) The majority of the City's Solid
Waste trucks come standard with Parker hydraulic hose and fittings .
Using non-Parker replacement may void vehicle warranty and result in
increased in-house repairs due to premature hydraulic hose failures. No
appeal was filed by the appeal deadline.
Fleet Services and Purchasing recommend awarding the contract to the
lowest, responsive and responsible bidder, FleetPride (a Mesa business),
at $102,000 annually, based on estimated requirements.
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*4-i 13-1920 Six-Month Term Contract for Automotive and Equipment Parts and
Supplies for the Fleet Services Department (Citywide)
Fleet Services has requested using the City of Phoenix contract while
continuing work on the City’s solicitation for Automotive and Equipment
Parts and Supplies. The City will have its contracts in place with the same
types of vendors by January 2014.
Fleet Services and Purchasing recommend authorizing a six-month
Contract using the City of Phoenix cooperative contract with Balar
Equipment Corporation, at $30,000; Freightliner, Sterling, Western Star of
AZ, at $75,000; Wayne Industrial Holding, LLC (formerly OEM Parts and
Service), at $25,000; RLS Services, Inc., at $60,000; and Rush Truck
Center of Arizona, at $65,000; annually. The combined six-month total
contract award is $255,000, based on estimated requirements.
*4-j 13-1927 Three-Year Term Contract for Original Equipment Manufacturer
Heavy-Duty Truck Repair Services for the Fleet Services Department
(Citywide)
Fleet Services provides preventative maintenance for a fleet of
approximately 200 heavy-duty trucks. This contract will provide original
equipment manufacturer heavy-duty truck repair parts and services for the
following models: American LaFrance, Case, Caterpillar, Cummins,
DaDee Manufacturing (Scorpion Solid Waste Truck), Detroit Diesel,
Freightliner and Heil. Vendors will be used for heavy-duty repairs that
require special tools, special training and repairs or repairs that may be
covered by a partial warranty.
Fleet Services and Purchasing recommend awarding the contract to the
lowest, responsive and responsible bidders, Freightliner of Arizona and
Western States Fire Equipment, at $75,000; Cummings Rocky Mountain,
LLC (a Mesa business), at $242,000; Arizona Refuse Sales, LLC, at
$20,000; W.W. Williams Southwest, Inc., at $25,000; and RWC
International, Ltd., at $25,000; annually. The combined total contract
award is $387,000 annually, based on estimated requirements.
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*4-k 13-1928 One-Year Renewal of the Term Contract for Centrifuge Parts and Service
for the Water Resources Department (Sole Source) (Citywide)
This contract provides for the purchase of GEA Westfalia centrifuge parts ,
repair services and maintenance services from the sole source
vendor/contractor. A total of nine centrifuges are used with four located at
the Northwest plant and five located at the Greenfield Plant. Centrifuges
are large complex pieces of machinery that operate at high speeds and
produce high gravitational forces. Because of the fine tolerances needed
to keep the equipment working properly, it is critical that manufacturing
specification be maintained. This is best done by using factory authorized
repair, service and parts. The parts and service to be performed would
include centrifuge overhauls, bearing replacements, scroll retiling and
parts replacement.
Purchasing recommends authorizing a one-year renewal with the sole
source vendor/contractor, GEA Mechanical Equipment US, Inc., at
$400,000, based on estimated requirements.
*4-l 13-1921 Three-Year Term Contract for Generator Maintenance Services for the
Water Resources, Facilities Maintenance and Communications
Departments (Citywide)
This contract will provide qualified contractors to perform periodic and
routine backup generator preventative maintenance, inspections and
repair services for 104 emergency generators at various Citywide facilities.
The contracts are essential to minimize equipment failure at utilities
facilities and provide regularly scheduled maintenance of emergency
generators for Water Resources, to maintain critical City emergency
generators that backup City systems for Facilities Maintenance and the
annual maintenance and inspections of 11 generators used for emergency
power at radio tower sites for Communications.
Water Resources, Facilities Maintenance, Communications and
Purchasing recommend awarding the contract to the lowest, responsive
and responsible bidders, W.W. Williams, at $290,000; and Valleywide
Generator Service, at $143,000; annually, based on estimated
requirements. The combined contract award is $433,000 annually.
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*4-m 13-1926 Purchase of Network Computer Hardware for the New Cubs Training
Facility (Citywide)
In November 2010, City of Mesa voters approved and authorized the City
to expend funding to design and construct a City-owned baseball stadium,
training and practice facility for the Chicago Cubs. This purchase will
provide the necessary network computer hardware to allow City personnel
the ability to access the City’s network plus irrigation system , pump
controls, splash-pad controls for City-maintained facilities and amenities.
Information Technology, Engineering and Purchasing recommend
authorizing the purchase using the State of Arizona cooperative contract
with Enterasys, at $66,000, including applicable use taxes.
*4-n 13-1940 Three-Year Licensing Agreement to provide a Residential Service Line
Warranty Program (Citywide)
Utility Service Partners (USP) provides residential customers with
affordable warranty protection for both water and sewer line repairs . USP
desires to enter into a license agreement with the City to market its
program to Mesa residents. This program is offered at no cost to the City.
The licensing agreement authorizes USP to use the City's logo on its
spring and fall mail marketing campaigns to Mesa households. In
exchange, the City receives a per-product-sold royalty and a licensing fee
spread across the term. Mesa has chosen to establish this program as a
non-exclusive licensing agreement, but it is based on the National League
of Cities Service Line Warranty Program administered by USP.
Water Resources, Public Information and Communications and Business
Services recommend awarding a non-exclusive licensing agreement to
Utility Service Partners Private Label, Inc., dba Service Line Warranties of
America.
*4-o 13-1964 Authorize the Mayor to sign an Employment Contract with the City Auditor.
*4-p 13-1965 Authorize the Mayor to sign an Employment Contract with the City
Attorney.
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5 Take action on the following resolutions:
*5-a 13-1912 Approving and authorizing the City Manager to accept funding made
available through a SubGrantee Agreement with the Arizona Department
of Homeland Security. This Agreement provides $26,050 to the Mesa
Police Department to upgrade the radios in the Police Department aircraft.
(Citywide)
*5-b 13-1956 Approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute an Airport
Improvement Program Grant Agreement, with the Federal Aviation
Administration in an amount not to exceed $661,873 for the construction
of a runway guard light system for Runways 4R-22L and 4L-22R at Falcon
Field Airport. The total estimated cost of the project is $726,854, with the
FAA paying 91.06% ($661,873). Funding for the remaining 8.94%
($64,981) is the responsibility of the Airport (the Airport will seek to obtain
a matching grant from the Arizona Department of Transportation in the
amount of $32,490.50; and if obtained, the Airport would only need to fund
the remaining $32,490.50). (District 5)
6 Introduction of the following ordinance and setting September 9, 2013 as
the date of the public hearing on this ordinance:
*6-a 13-1902 A12-06 (District 1) Annexing the 2600 block of East Lehi Road, located
between McDowell and Thomas Roads. 10.94+ ac. Initiated by the
property owners, City of Mesa.
7 Discuss, receive public comment, and take action on the following
ordinance introduced at a prior Council meeting. Any citizen who wants to
provide comment should submit a blue card to the City Clerk before the
item is voted on. If a citizen wants to comment on an item listed with an
asterisk (*), a blue card must be given to the City Clerk before Council
votes on the Consent Agenda.
*7-a 13-1900 Amending Title 1, Chapter 12 of Mesa City Code to repeal the Court User
Fee and establish a Court Sustainability Fee to enhance and maintain the
technological, operational and security capabilities of the Municipal Court.
8 Take action on the following resolution and ordinance introduced at a prior
Council meeting:
*8-a 13-1954 A resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute a
Development Agreement with Milling Machinery, Incorporated, for the
development of 1014, 1015, 1029 and 1042 South Lewis and 1014 and
1022 South Sirrine.
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*8-b 13-1895 Z13-31 (District 4) Properties at 1014, 1015, 1029, and 1042 South
Lewis, and 1014 and 1022 South Sirrine. Located on the south side of
10th Avenue, west of Sirrine and east and west of Lewis (4.4 ±acres).
Rezone from LI and GI to GI-PAD and Site Plan Review. This request will
allow redevelopment and expansion of an existing industrial use. Milling
Machinery, Inc., owner; Bret Harris, applicant.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
P&Z Recommendation: Approval with Conditions (Vote 7-0)
Items not on the Consent Agenda
9 Conduct public hearings and take action on the following resolutions
relating to the following Minor General Plan Amendments GPMinor13-03
and GPMinor13-04 and zoning ordinances introduced at a prior Council
meeting:
9-a 13-1896 GPMinor13-03 (District 6) The 10800 to 10900 blocks of East Broadway
Road (south side) and the 400 to 500 blocks of South Signal Butte Road
(13.03±acres). Minor General Plan Amendment to adjust the boundaries
of the existing Mesa 2025 General Plan Land Use designation from
Medium Density Residential 6-10 du/acre (MDR 6-10) to Medium Density
Residential 4-6 du/acre (MDR 4-6). This request will allow future
residential development of a lower density on the site. Intravest Holdings
LLC, owner; Ed Reichenberg/Project Design Consultants, applicant.
Staff Recommendation: Adoption
P&Z Recommendation: Adoption (Vote 7-0)
9-b 13-1897 Z13-29 (District 6) The 10800 to 10900 blocks of East Broadway Road
(south side) and the 400 to 500 blocks of South Signal Butte Road.
Located south of Broadway and east of Signal Butte Road (13.03 ±acres).
Rezone from LC-PAD and RS-6-PAD to RS-6 PAD and Site Plan Review.
This request will allow development of a single-residence subdivision.
Intravest Holdings LLC, owner; Ed Reichenberg/Project Design
Consultants, applicant.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
P&Z Recommendation: Approval with Conditions (Vote 7-0)
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9-c 13-1898 GPMinor13-04 (District 3) The 2200 to 2300 blocks of South Country
Club Drive (west side). Located south of Baseline on the west side of
Country Club Drive (24.35± acres). Minor General Plan Amendment to
adjust the boundaries of the existing Mesa 2025 General Plan Land Use
designation from Business Park (BP) to High Density Residential 15+
(HDR 15+). This request will allow multi-residence development on the
site. Lowe's HIW, Inc., owner; Stephen Earl, Earl, Curley and Lagarde,
applicant.
Staff Recommendation: Adoption
P&Z Recommendation: Adoption (Vote 7-0)
9-d 13-1899 Z13-30 (District 3) The 2200 to 2300 blocks of South Country Club Drive
(west side). Located south of Baseline on the west side of Country Club
Drive (24.35± acres). Rezone from LI-CUP to RM-3-PAD and Site Plan
Review. This request will allow the development of a multi-residence
project. Lowe's HIW, Inc., owner; Stephen Earl, Earl, Curley and
Largarde, applicant.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
P&Z Recommendation: Approval with Conditions (Vote 7-0)
10 Items from citizens present. (Maximum of three speakers for three minutes
per speaker).
11 Adjournment.
The Council may vote to hold an executive session for the purposes of obtaining
legal advice from the City Attorney (A.R.S. §38-431.03A(3)) or to discuss and
instruct the City Attorney regarding the City’s position regarding contracts that
are the subject of negotiations, in pending or contemplated litigation or in
settlement discussions conducted in order to avoid or resolve litigation. (A.R.S.
§38-431.03A(4))
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