City Council Regular Meeting Municipal Court and Council Chambers 14455 W. Van Buren St., Suite B101 Goodyear, AZ 85338 |
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CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Lord called the Regular Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION BY COUNCILMEMBER PIZZILLO
ROLL CALL
- Present:
- Mayor Georgia Lord; Vice Mayor Bill Stipp; Councilmember Joe Pizzillo; Councilmember Sheri Lauritano; Councilmember Brannon Hampton; Councilmember Laura Kaino
- Absent:
- Councilmember Wally Campbell
- Staff Present:
- City Manager Julie Karins; City Attorney Roric Massey; City Clerk Darcie McCracken
MOTION BY Councilmember Sheri Lauritano, SECONDED BY Councilmember Brannon Hampton to EXCUSE Councilmember Campbell. The motion carried by the following vote:
- AYE:
- Mayor Georgia Lord, Vice Mayor Bill Stipp, Councilmember Joe Pizzillo, Councilmember Sheri Lauritano, Councilmember Brannon Hampton, Councilmember Laura Kaino
Passed - Unanimously
CITIZENS COMMENTS/APPEARANCES FROM THE FLOOR
There were no citizen comments.
| CONSENT |
MOTION BY Vice Mayor Bill Stipp, SECONDED BY Councilmember Joe Pizzillo to APPROVE Consent Agenda Items 1 through 8. The motion carried by the following vote:
- AYE:
- Mayor Georgia Lord, Vice Mayor Bill Stipp, Councilmember Joe Pizzillo, Councilmember Sheri Lauritano, Councilmember Brannon Hampton, Councilmember Laura Kaino
Passed - Unanimously
1.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Recommendation:
Approve the draft minutes from the Special Meeting and Regular Meeting held on April 26, 2021. (Darcie McCracken, City Clerk)
Recommendation:
Approve the draft minutes from the Special Meeting and Regular Meeting held on April 26, 2021. (Darcie McCracken, City Clerk)
2.
AGREEMENT FOR BASIC ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES BETWEEN MARICOPA COUNTY AND THE CITY OF GOODYEAR
Recommendation:
Approve the Intergovernmental agreement between the city of Goodyear and Maricopa County for animal care and control services. (Santiago Rodriguez, Chief of Police)
Recommendation:
Approve the Intergovernmental agreement between the city of Goodyear and Maricopa County for animal care and control services. (Santiago Rodriguez, Chief of Police)
3.
DESIGN SERVICES AWARD FOR PROJECT 35003 – POLICE BUILDING PHASE II
Recommendation:
Approve expenditure of funds up to $1,204,880 for design services and administration for the Police Building Phase II. (Santiago Rodriguez, Chief of Police)
Recommendation:
Approve expenditure of funds up to $1,204,880 for design services and administration for the Police Building Phase II. (Santiago Rodriguez, Chief of Police)
Council asked if the size of the scope for Phase II had been identified and appropriately identified in the CIP. Troy Tobiasson, Senior Project Manager, responded that the facility had been reprogrammed and that it was about 26,000 gross square feet and that the cost was properly identified in the CIP.
4.
AUTHORIZE ACCEPTANCE OF A SEWER LINE AND ACCESS EASEMENT AND A DRAINAGE AND ACCESS EASEMENT AGREEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE BENNETT MEADOWS DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF HARRISON STREET AND SARIVAL AVENUE, UPON RECEIPT OF CONFIRMATION OF THE COMPLETION OF THE CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THE SEWER LINE AND ACCESS EASEMENT.
Recommendation:
Authorize the acceptance of the Sewer Line and Access Easement and the Drainage and Access Easement Agreement associated with the Bennett Meadows Development from the Curtis Commons Homeowners’ Association, following the confirmation of the completion of the conditions contained in the Sewer Line and Access Easement. (Linda Beals, Real Estate Coordinator)
Recommendation:
Authorize the acceptance of the Sewer Line and Access Easement and the Drainage and Access Easement Agreement associated with the Bennett Meadows Development from the Curtis Commons Homeowners’ Association, following the confirmation of the completion of the conditions contained in the Sewer Line and Access Easement. (Linda Beals, Real Estate Coordinator)
5.
FINAL PLAT OF BENNETT MEADOWS
Recommendation:
Approve the Final Plat of Bennett Meadows (the “Final Plat’), subdividing approximately 28.8541 acres into 90 lots and 8 tracts generally located at the northwest corner of the intersection of S. Sarival Avenue and W. Harrison Street (the “Bennett Meadows Property”) subject to stipulations. (Katie Wilken, Planning Manager)
Recommendation:
Approve the Final Plat of Bennett Meadows (the “Final Plat’), subdividing approximately 28.8541 acres into 90 lots and 8 tracts generally located at the northwest corner of the intersection of S. Sarival Avenue and W. Harrison Street (the “Bennett Meadows Property”) subject to stipulations. (Katie Wilken, Planning Manager)
6.
FINAL PLAT OF PASEO PLACE - PHASE 1
Recommendation:
Approve the Final Plat of Paseo Place – Phase 1 subdividing approximately 39 acres into 149 lots and 15 tracts (the “Property”), subject to stipulations. (Katie Wilken, Planning Manager)
Recommendation:
Approve the Final Plat of Paseo Place – Phase 1 subdividing approximately 39 acres into 149 lots and 15 tracts (the “Property”), subject to stipulations. (Katie Wilken, Planning Manager)
7.
FINAL PLAT OF PASEO PLACE - PHASE 2
Recommendation:
Approve the Final Plat of Paseo Place – Phase 2 subdividing approximately 41 acres into 144 lots and 13 tracts (the “Property’), subject to stipulations. (Katie Wilken, Planning Manager)
Recommendation:
Approve the Final Plat of Paseo Place – Phase 2 subdividing approximately 41 acres into 144 lots and 13 tracts (the “Property’), subject to stipulations. (Katie Wilken, Planning Manager)
8.
PY2021-2025 HUD CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2021-2156 APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CITY’S PROGRAM YEAR (PY) 2021-2025 CONSOLIDATED PLAN, INCLUDING ITS CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN AND PY2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN (“PLANNING DOCUMENTS”) FOR THE CITY OF GOODYEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TRANSMIT THESE PLANNING DOCUMENTS TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) AND TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY HUD. (Christina Panaitescu, Grants & Neighborhood Services Supervisor)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2021-2156 APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CITY’S PROGRAM YEAR (PY) 2021-2025 CONSOLIDATED PLAN, INCLUDING ITS CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN AND PY2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN (“PLANNING DOCUMENTS”) FOR THE CITY OF GOODYEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TRANSMIT THESE PLANNING DOCUMENTS TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) AND TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY HUD. (Christina Panaitescu, Grants & Neighborhood Services Supervisor)
| BUSINESS |
9.
FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2022 ANNUAL PUBLIC ART PLAN
Guylene Ozlanski, Arts and Culture Administrator, Fran Fee, Arts and Culture Commission Chairman and Jen Barnes, Public Arts Subcommittee Chairman, presented the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Annual Public Art Plan.
Ms. Ozlanski stated that per the Public and Performing Arts Ordinance, the Arts and Culture Commission would appear before Council annually to present their Annual Public Art Plan for the next fiscal year and share their future forecast.
Ms. Fee highlighted the Arts and Culture Commission projects that were completed in FY2021 that included the categories of Public Art, Events and Programs.
Ms. Barnes went on to discuss the FY2022 Public Art Plan expressing that there were many important reasons to have a visible public art and arts programs. She also provided details about the current public art projects for Fire Station 188 and Goodyear Civic Square and discussed the public art project recommendations.
Ms. Ozlanski reviewed the future forecast of the Public Art Plan that included projects in the Ballpark Village Corridor, Parque de Paz and public art installations in south and west Goodyear.
Council asked if the heart sculptures would be painted every couple of years. Ms. Ozlanski replied that the heart sculptures were a big hit, but that they were a temporary art project. She added that the Commission was looking at what the next sculpture could be.
Council thanked the Commission for all of their work.
Ms. Ozlanski stated that per the Public and Performing Arts Ordinance, the Arts and Culture Commission would appear before Council annually to present their Annual Public Art Plan for the next fiscal year and share their future forecast.
Ms. Fee highlighted the Arts and Culture Commission projects that were completed in FY2021 that included the categories of Public Art, Events and Programs.
Ms. Barnes went on to discuss the FY2022 Public Art Plan expressing that there were many important reasons to have a visible public art and arts programs. She also provided details about the current public art projects for Fire Station 188 and Goodyear Civic Square and discussed the public art project recommendations.
Ms. Ozlanski reviewed the future forecast of the Public Art Plan that included projects in the Ballpark Village Corridor, Parque de Paz and public art installations in south and west Goodyear.
Council asked if the heart sculptures would be painted every couple of years. Ms. Ozlanski replied that the heart sculptures were a big hit, but that they were a temporary art project. She added that the Commission was looking at what the next sculpture could be.
Council thanked the Commission for all of their work.
MOTION BY Councilmember Laura Kaino, SECONDED BY Councilmember Brannon Hampton to APPROVE the FY2022 Annual Public Art Plan as recommended by the Arts & Culture Commission. The motion carried by the following vote:
- AYE:
- Mayor Georgia Lord, Vice Mayor Bill Stipp, Councilmember Joe Pizzillo, Councilmember Sheri Lauritano, Councilmember Brannon Hampton, Councilmember Laura Kaino
Passed - Unanimously
10.
FY2022-2024 STRATEGIC PLAN
Jenna Goad, Assistant to the City Manager, presented the FY2022-2024 City of Goodyear Strategic Plan. Ms. Goad spoke about the history of the Strategic Plan noting that the City was currently operating under the FY19-21 Strategic Plan.
Ms. Goad discussed the City’s vision, mission and core values as well as the City’s purpose. She added that the proposed FY2022-2024 Strategic Plan had 14 goals in the city’s four focus areas of Fiscal & Resource Management, Sense of Community, Economic Vitality and Quality of Life.
Ms. Goad reviewed the next steps and recommended adopting the resolution formally adopting the FY2022-2024 Strategic Plan.
Ms. Goad discussed the City’s vision, mission and core values as well as the City’s purpose. She added that the proposed FY2022-2024 Strategic Plan had 14 goals in the city’s four focus areas of Fiscal & Resource Management, Sense of Community, Economic Vitality and Quality of Life.
Ms. Goad reviewed the next steps and recommended adopting the resolution formally adopting the FY2022-2024 Strategic Plan.
MOTION BY Councilmember Sheri Lauritano, SECONDED BY Councilmember Joe Pizzillo to ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2021-2157 ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-2024 STRATEGIC PLAN. The motion carried by the following vote:
- AYE:
- Mayor Georgia Lord, Vice Mayor Bill Stipp, Councilmember Joe Pizzillo, Councilmember Sheri Lauritano, Councilmember Brannon Hampton, Councilmember Laura Kaino
Passed - Unanimously
11.
AUTHORIZE A ONE-TIME PAYMENT FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO REDUCE THE CURRENT UNFUNDED LIABILITY
Doug Sandstrom, Finance Director, presented a request to authorize a one-time payment from the General Fund to the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System to reduce the current unfunded liability. He stated that this action would accomplish two things. First, it would bring the Police and Fire Retirement funds down to a funded status which was considered to make them "healthy" plans. Secondly, the contribution would lower the required funding rates each year by 11% to 12% for each of the funds freeing up approximately $2 million in the first year of operational savings in the General Fund.
Mr. Sandstrom added that the $24 million would be equally split between the Police and Fire Retirement Funds and that it complied with the adopted Pension Funding Policy, and it would bring the City closer to the goal of 100% funding.
Mr. Sandstrom added that the $24 million would be equally split between the Police and Fire Retirement Funds and that it complied with the adopted Pension Funding Policy, and it would bring the City closer to the goal of 100% funding.
MOTION BY Vice Mayor Bill Stipp, SECONDED BY Councilmember Laura Kaino to AUTHORIZE a one-time payment from the general fund in the amount of $24.0 million to the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System ($12.0 million Police and $12.0 million Fire) to reduce the balance of each plan's current unfunded liability and authorize associated budget transfers. The motion carried by the following vote:
- AYE:
- Mayor Georgia Lord, Vice Mayor Bill Stipp, Councilmember Joe Pizzillo, Councilmember Sheri Lauritano, Councilmember Brannon Hampton, Councilmember Laura Kaino
Passed - Unanimously
| INFORMATION ITEMS |
Julie Karins, City Manager, invited residents to attend an in person open house at Goodyear City Hall on May 11, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00p.m., to provide input and learn more about the City’s proposed FY2022 budget.
| FUTURE MEETINGS |
| May 17, 2021 | Special Meeting | 5:00 p.m. |
| ADJOURNMENT |
There being no further business to discuss, Mayor Lord adjourned the Regular Meeting at 6:41 p.m.
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING of the city of Goodyear, Arizona, held on May 10, 2021. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present.
Dated this ____ day of ______________, 2021. SEAL:
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Darcie McCracken, City Clerk
| __________________________ Darcie McCracken, City Clerk |
__________________________ Georgia Lord, Mayor |
Date:___________________ |
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING of the city of Goodyear, Arizona, held on May 10, 2021. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present.
Dated this ____ day of ______________, 2021. SEAL:
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Darcie McCracken, City Clerk