City Council
Regular MeetingMesa, AZ · October 28, 2013
Agenda
City of Mesa
Council Chambers
57 E. First Street
City Council
Meeting Agenda - Final
Monday, October 28, 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
Councilmember David Luna - District 5
Councilmember Scott Somers - District 6
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Roll Call
(Members of the Mesa City Council will attend either in person
or by telephone conference call)
Invocation by Reverend Andrew Hilla, Apache Wells Community 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 13-2148 Approval of minutes of previous meetings as written.
3 Take action on the following liquor license applications:
*3-a 13-2115 Knights of Columbus All Saints Council 9485
This is a one-day fraternal event to be held on Saturday, November 2,
2013, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at 1534 North Recker Road. (District 5)
*3-b 13-2116 Knights of Columbus All Saints Council 9485
This is a one-day fraternal event to be held on Saturday, December 7,
2013, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at 1534 North Recker Road. (District 5)
*3-c 13-2118 A New Leaf Foundation
This is a one-day charitable event to be held on Saturday, November 9,
2013, from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., at 1859 West Guadalupe Road, Suite
105. (District 3)
*3-d 13-2119 Saint Timothy Catholic Church
This is a one-day religious event to be held on Friday, November 15, 2013,
from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., at 1730 West Guadalupe Road. (District 3)
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*3-e 13-2120 Ultimate Imaginations, Inc.
This is a one-day charitable event to be held on Friday, November 1,
2013, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., on Main Street from Center Street to
Robson. (District 4)
*3-f 13-2122 Venture Out Social Club, Inc.
This is a one-day civic event to be held on Saturday, November 16, 2013,
from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., at 5001 East Main Street. (District 2)
*3-g 13-2123 Venture Out Social Club, Inc.
This is a one-day civic event to be held on Monday, January 13, 2014,
from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at 5001 East Main Street. (District 2)
*3-h 13-2124 On the Green Sports Grill
A sports bar and grill that serves lunch and dinner is requesting a
person-to-person and location transfer of a Bar License for On the Green
Sports Grill, 801 South Power Road, Suite 101 and 104, Lindsey Family,
LLC - Jody Blaine Lindsey, agent. This location has a Restaurant License
held by Lindsey Family, LLC, that will revert back to the State. (District 5)
*3-i 13-2126 Angry Crab Shack Restaurant
A restaurant that serves lunch and dinner is requesting a new Restaurant
License for Angry Crab Shack Restaurant, 2740 South Alma School Road,
Suite 13, Angry Crab Shack Corporation - Ronald Wayne Lou, agent. The
previous Restaurant License held at this location by Neighbors Garden
Cafe, Inc., was surrendered to the State on April 23, 2007. (District 3)
*3-j 13-2127 The Palms Theatre
A dinner theatre that serves lunch and dinner is requesting a new
Restaurant License for The Palms Theatre, 5247 East Brown Road,
Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre West LLC - Lawrence Edward Elliget,
agent. This location has a Restaurant License held by SS Food, Inc., that
will revert back to the State. (District 5)
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4 Take action on the following contracts:
*4-a 13-2145 Three-Year Term Contract for Uniform Garment Rental for various City
Departments (Citywide)
This contract will provide for the rental of uniform garments to
approximately 280 City employees from various departments. The
garments furnished by the contractor will be maintained through routine
laundering, pressing and repairing to provide a neat and clean appearance
for City personnel.
An evaluation committee representing Water Resources, Parks,
Recreation and Commercial Facilities, Transportation, Fleet Services and
Purchasing evaluated responses, and recommends awarding the contract
to the highest scored proposal from Unifirst Corporation, at $160,000
annually, based on estimated requirements.
*4-b 13-2142 One-Year Renewal of the Service Contract for Automated Driveway
Entrance/Exit Gates Operators for the Facilities Maintenance Department
(Citywide)
This contract provides a qualified contractor to perform quarterly
maintenance service and repair services on automated driveway
entrance/exit gates operators throughout the City.
Facilities Maintenance and Purchasing recommend authorizing a one-year
renewal with Phoenix Fence Company, at $45,500, based on estimated
requirements.
*4-c 13-2141 One-Year Renewal of the Term Contract for Tires for the Materials and
Supply Warehouse (for Fleet Services and Fire and Medical Services
Departments) (Citywide)
This contract provides Bridgestone Firestone brand tires for use by Fleet
Services and Fire Resource Management to maintain the City's Fleet and
Fire vehicles. The contract is primarily used for the larger tires for
heavy-duty vehicles such as Solid Waste trucks and Fire apparatus.
Materials and Supply, Fleet Services, Fire and Medical Services and
Purchasing recommend authorizing a one-year renewal using the State of
Arizona/Western States Contracting Alliance cooperative contract with
Firestone Complete Auto Care and Redburn Tire Company (Mesa
locations for both vendors), at $225,000 annually, including applicable
sales tax, based on estimated requirements.
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*4-d 13-2143 One-Year Renewal of the Term Contract for Tires for the Materials and
Supply Warehouse (for Fleet Services and Fire and Medical Services
Departments) (Citywide)
This contract provides Goodyear brand tires for use by Fleet Services and
Fire Resource Management to maintain the City's Fleet and Fire vehicles.
Materials and Supply, and Purchasing recommend authorizing a one-year
renewal using the State of Arizona Department of Transportation
cooperative contract with Purcell Tire Company (a Mesa business), at
$750,000 annually, based on estimated requirements.
*4-e 13-2133 Purchase of One (1) Replacement Light-Duty Pickup Truck and One (1)
Addition Cab and Chassis Service Body Vehicle for the Parks, Recreation
and Commercial Facilities Department (Citywide)
The replacement vehicle has met established criteria and will be retired
and sold at auction. The addition to the fleet is for Eastmark Park. These
two (2) vehicles are additional purchases against contracts originally
awarded by Council on April 1, 2013.
Fleet Services, Parks, Recreation and Commercial Facilities and
Purchasing recommend awarding the contract to the lowest, responsive
and responsible bidder, PFVT Motors, Inc., at $53,410.29. This purchase
is funded by the Vehicle Replacement Fund ($25,639.82) and the General
Fund - Capital ($27,770.47).
*4-f 13-2134 Purchase of Three (3) Replacement Vehicles (Tahoes) and Two (2)
Additions to the Fleet (Tahoes) for the Police Department (Citywide)
These vehicles have met established criteria and will be retired and sold at
auction. The two (2) additions to the fleet will be used by the Police
Department for DUI enforcement. These five (5) vehicles are additional
purchases against contracts originally awarded by Council on April 1,
2013.
Fleet Services, Police and Purchasing recommend awarding the contract
to the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder, Midway Chevrolet, at
$192,530.85. the three replacements will be funded by the Vehicle
Replacement Fund and the two additions will be funded by the Governor's
Office of Highway Safety.
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*4-g 13-2138 Dollar-Limit Increase to the Term Contract for Emergency Vehicle
Equipment and Installation Services for Police Patrol Vehicles as
Requested by Fleet Services (Citywide)
On April 1, 2013, Council approved the initial three-year term contract for
Emergency Vehicle Equipment and Installation Services for Police Patrol
Vehicles.
Fleet Services is consolidating all of the City's emergency equipment
purchases for the general fleet with that of the Police Department, and
intends to use the LSH contract for this purpose. Fleet Services requires
the dollar-limit increase, of $925,000 to raise the purchasing threshold on
the LSH contract to accommodate the consolidation strategy; this is not a
request for additional funding.
Fleet Services and Purchasing recommend authorizing a dollar-limit
increase, of $925,000, from $628,000 to $1,553,000 annually for the
primary contract, Kenco OR LLC, dba LSH Lights, and the conditional
secondary award, Arizona Emergency Products, based on estimated
requirements.
*4-h 13-2139 Four-Month Extension and Dollar-Limit Increase to the Term Contract for
Temporary Agency Worker Services as requested by the Human
Resources Department (Citywide)
The existing contract is set to expire on December 2, 2013. Human
Resources and Purchasing recommends extending the expiration date to
allow for a new solicitation to be developed and awarded. The new
contract will add classifications and requirements currently covered in a
separate contract.
Human Resources and Purchasing recommend authorizing a dollar-limit
increase, of $1,348,000 and a four-month extension with Allstaff Services
Inc., Corporate Job Bank, GCA Services Group (a Mesa business), and
Job Brokers Inc., of $4,790,000 to $6,138,000, based on estimated
requirements.
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*4-i 13-2147 Dollar-Limit Increases and Three (3)-Month Extensions to the Term
Contracts for Temporary Employment Services as requested by the Arts
and Culture and the Parks Recreation and Commercial Facilities
Departments (Citywide).
Both contracts will expire on December 31, 2013. With the three
(3)-month extensions, the contracts will expire March 31, 2014. The dollar
limit increases are being requested to cover estimated spending for the
time-frame of the extension. The time extensions and dollar-limit
increases will allow for these contracts to continue until a solicitation can
be completed. The solicitation will combine the classifications covered in
these two contracts with the classifications currently covered by the
Human Resources Temporary Agency Worker contract.
Arts and Culture, and Parks, Recreation and Commercial Facilities and
Purchasing recommend a three (3)-month extension of the existing City
Contract for the Mesa Convention Center and a dollar-limit increase of
$30,000, from $88,000 to $118,000 for this contract. The three vendors on
the City's contract are TS Staffing Services Inc., Labor Ready Southwest
Inc., and Allied Forces Temporary Services.
Arts and Culture, and Parks, Recreation and Commercial Facilities and
Purchasing recommend extending the City of Chandler cooperative
contract with Devau Human Resources for an additional three (3)-months
as well as increase the dollar limit of the contract by $200,000, from
$450,000 to $650,000.
5 Take action on the following resolutions:
*5-a 13-2113 Approving and authorizing the City Manager to accept funding made
available through a Federal SubAward Agreement with the University of
Illinois. This Agreement provides $50,000 to the Police Department for
overtime, equipment, supplies and Safe Ride subsidies. (Citywide)
*5-b 13-2114 Approving and authorizing the City Manager to accept funding made
available through a Charitable Contribution from State Farm Mutual
Automobile Company. This Contribution provides $25,000 to the Police
Department for overtime for Teen Driver Safety Awareness programs.
(Citywide)
*5-c 13-2117 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 $200,000 to the Mesa
Police Department for Training and Equipment. (Citywide)
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*5-d 13-2121 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 $28,000 to the Mesa
Police Department for training and equipment. (Citywide)
*5-e 13-2125 Approving and authorizing the City Manager to accept funding made
available through a Highway Safety Contract with the Governor's Office of
Highway Safety. This Contract provides $50,000 to the Police Department
for overtime to support and enhance Selective Traffic Enforcement
throughout the City of Mesa. (Citywide)
*5-f 13-2128 Approving and authorizing the City Manager to accept funding made
available through a Highway Safety Contract with the Governor's Office of
Highway Safety. This Contract provides $110,000 to the Police
Department for overtime expenses to enhance and support Impaired
Driver/DUI Alcohol Enforcement throughout the City. (Citywide)
*5-g 13-2129 Approving and authorizing the City Manager to accept funding made
available through a Highway Safety Contract with the Governor's Office of
Highway Safety. This Contract provides $127,500 to the Police
Department's Forensic Services Division toward the purchase of DUI
Equipment. (Citywide)
*5-h 13-2130 Approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute a Subgrantee
Agreement with the Arizona Department of Homeland Security for grant
funds in the amount of $216,000 for equipment, training, and planning for
the Fire and Medical Services Department's Rapid Response Team.
(Citywide)
*5-i 13-2169 Approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with
Clean Energy relating to the installation, lease and maintenance of a
temporary compressed natural gas fueling station, and the purchase of
associated equipment for a total of $505,042, to be located at the Sixth
Street Service Center Yard. (District 4)
*5-j 13-2111 Extinguishing Public and Private Drainage Easements on Lots 1 - 8 of the
Final Plat for First Mesa Commerce Park Phase 1, as recorded in Book
1020 of Maps, Page 9, records of Maricopa County, Arizona (District 6)
New Drainage Easements will be dedicated on the new Final Plat for First
Mesa Commerce Park Phase 1 Amended.
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*5-k 13-2158 Adopting a resolution relating to Foreign Trade Zone Property Tax
reclassification requirements for the City to issue its support for a Foreign
Trade Zone application.
6 Discuss, receive public comment, and take action on the ordinances
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.
*6-a 13-2077 Z13-043 (District 6) 3225 South Power Road. Located on the east side
of Power Road just south of Guadalupe Road (14.25± acres). Modification
of a Planned Area Development in the LI-PAD zoning district. This request
will allow the development of a self-storage facility.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
P&Z Board Recommendation: Approval with Conditions (Vote 6-0,
Boardmember Clement, absent)
*6-b 13-2078 Z13-044 (District 6) The 5,600 to 6,000 blocks of South Signal Butte
Road (east side) and the 10,800 to 11,100 blocks of East Williams Field
Road (north side). Located at the north east corner of Signal Butte Road
and Williams Field Road (105± acres). Rezone from RSL-4.5 (35± acres)
and RS-6 (70± acres) to RS-6-PAD and Site Plan Review. This request will
allow residential development.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
P&Z Board Recommendation: Approval with Conditions (Vote 6-0,
Boardmember Clement, absent)
*6-c 13-2095 Amending various sections of the Mesa City Code; Title 5 (Business
Regulations), Chapter 17 (Development Impact Fees), adopting the
Pledge Debt Analysis for Continuation of Impact Fees and continuing the
Development Impact Fees as currently assessed. (Citywide)
This ordinance is to comply with the requirements in A.R.S. § 9-463.05
and to continue assessing current development fees and use them solely
for principal and interest payments on existing eligible pledged debt.
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*6-d 13-2085 Amending Title 5 (Business Regulations), Chapter 10 (Privilege and
Excise Taxes) of the Mesa City Code, to adopt the changes made to the
Model City Tax Code by the Municipal Tax Code Commission. The
Commission has approved these changes and Arizona Revised Statutes
require that all Arizona cities and towns adopt the changes approved by
the Commission.
The combined fiscal impact for all changes adopted by the Commission or
preempted by Arizona State Legislature will result in an overall reduction to
City tax revenues of approximately $1,295,000. The Office of
Management and Budget has factored these changes into the City budget.
These changes were reviewed and approved to move forward to the
Council by the Audit, Finance and Enterprise Committee on July 1, 2013.
7 Take action on the following subdivision plats:
*7-a 13-2131 "Estancia at Mountain Bridge" - (District 5) The 8700 to 8800 blocks of
East Upper Canyon Drive (north side). Located north of East McKellips
Road and west of North Ellsworth Road. 23 RS-35 PAD lots (19.49 ±
acres) Pinnacle Ridge Holdings, LLC, owner; Darrell D. Smith, Wood,
Patel & Associates, Inc., engineer.
*7-b 13-2132 "Bellavia at Mountain Bridge" - (District 5) The 8600 to 8800 blocks of
East Upper Canyon Drive (south side). Located north of McKellips Road
and west of Ellsworth Road. 115 RS-9 PAD PAD lots (33.4 ± acres)
Pinnacle Ridge Holdings, LLC, owner; Darrell D. Smith, Wood, Patel &
Associates, Inc., engineer.
Items not on the Consent Agenda
8 Conduct public hearings and take action on the following resolutions and
ordinance that was introduced at a prior Council meeting:
8-a 13-2149 Conduct a public hearing.
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8-b 13-2080 GPMinor13-006 (District 3) A resolution regarding the 800 and 900
blocks of West Southern Avenue (south side), the 1200 and 1300 blocks
of South Extension Road (west side) and the 800 and 900 blocks of West
Grove Avenue (northside). Located at the southwest corner of Southern
Avenue and Extension Road. (3.67± acres). Minor General Plan
Amendment to adjust the boundaries of the existing Mesa 2025 General
Plan Land Use Designation from Community Commercial (CC) to High
Density Residential 15+ (HDR 15+). This request will allow
multi-residence development.
Staff Recommendation: Adoption
P&Z Board Recommendation: Adoption (Vote: 6-0, Boardmember
Clement, absent)
8-c 13-2082 Z13-045 (District 3) An ordinance regarding the 800 and 900 blocks of
West Southern Avenue (south side), the 1200 and 1300 blocks of South
Extension Road (west side), and the 800 and 900 blocks of West Grove
Avenue (north side). Located at the southwest corner of Southern Avenue
and Extension Road (19.3± acres). Rezone from LC-BIZ PAD and
RM-4-BIZ-PAD to RM-4-PAD and Site Plan Review. This request will allow
multi-residence development.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
P&Z Board Recommendation: Approval with Conditions (Vote: 6-0,
Boardmember Clement, absent)
8-d 13-2091 Conduct a public hearing.
8-e 13-2083 GPMajor13-01 (District 6) A resolution regarding the 8200 to 8400 blocks
of East Baseline Road (north side). General Plan Land Use Major
Amendment from High Density Residential 15+ (HDR15+) and
Neighborhood Commercial (NC) to Medium Density Residential 6-10
(MDR 6-10), High Density Residential 15+ (HDR 15+) and Neighborhood
Commercial (NC) on 54± acres at the northwest corner of Loop 202 San
Tan Freeway and Baseline Road.
Staff Recommendation: Adoption
P&Z Board Recommendation: Adoption (Vote: 6-0, Clement absent)
8-f 13-2149 Conduct a public hearing.
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8-g 13-2084 GPMajor13-02 (District 1) A resolution regarding the 3300 to 3600 blocks
of East Thomas Road (north side) and the 3600 block of North Val Vista
Drive. General Plan Land Use Major Amendment from Mixed Use
Residential (MUR) to High Density Residential 15+ (HDR15+) on 13±
acres at the northwest corner of Thomas Road and Val Vista Drive.
Staff Recommendation: Adoption
P&Z Board Recommendation: Adoption (Vote: 6-0, Boardmember
Clement, absent)
9 Items from citizens present. (Maximum of three speakers for three minutes
per speaker).
10 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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