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City Council Regular Meeting
City Hall - Council Chambers
1900 N. Civic Square
Goodyear, AZ 85395
Monday, April 15, 2024
Meeting Minutes
Immediately following the Work Session that beings at 3:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Pizzillo called the Regular Meeting to order at 5:22 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Mayor
Joe
Pizzillo
;
Vice Mayor
Laura
Kaino
;
Councilmember
Sheri
Lauritano
;
Councilmember
Wally
Campbell
;
Councilmember
Bill
Stipp
;
Councilmember
Brannon
Hampton
;
Councilmember
Vicki
Gillis
Staff Present:
City Manager Wynette Reed; City Attorney Roric Massey; City Clerk Darcie McCracken
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION BY MAYOR PIZZILLO
COMMUNICATIONS
1.
Update regarding completion of Cotton Lane from Lilac to Pima Street Improvements.
Deputy Director of Engineering Chris Bridges gave an update on the completed improvements to improve traffic flow and capacity on Cotton Lane. He showed a fly over video that highlighted the addition of a southbound lane and right turning lane, along with a new bike lane and a left turn lane at Cotton Lane and Pima Street.
Council expressed appreciation for the improvements to this road. Chris Bridges clarified that Cotton Lane will eventually be the continuation of Loop 303 and the bike lanes will be relocated to a bike trail off to the side as part of the freeway project.
CITIZEN COMMENTS/APPEARANCES FROM THE FLOOR
There were no speakers.
CONSENT
MOTION BY
Councilmember
Bill
Stipp
,
SECONDED BY
Vice Mayor
Laura
Kaino
to APPROVE Consent Agenda Items 2 through 6. The motion carried as follows:
AYE:
Mayor
Joe
Pizzillo
,
Vice Mayor
Laura
Kaino
,
Councilmember
Sheri
Lauritano
,
Councilmember
Wally
Campbell
,
Councilmember
Bill
Stipp
,
Councilmember
Brannon
Hampton
,
Councilmember
Vicki
Gillis
Passed - Unanimously
2.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approve the draft minutes from a Regular Meeting held on March 25, 2024. (Darcie McCracken, City Clerk)
3.
ESTABLISH THE AD-HOC CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE AND APPOINT MEMBERS
RECOMMENDATION
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2024-2399,
ESTABLISHING THE AD-HOC CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE; PROVIDING FOR A TERMINATION OF THE COMMITTEE; ESTABLISHING BY-LAWS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND/OR HER DESIGNEE TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE INTENT OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Darcie McCracken, City Clerk)
4.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (IGA) WITH CITY OF GLENDALE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Glendale for Public Safety Training. (Paul Luizzi, Fire Chief)
5.
APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENTS & RELATED EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY
RECOMMENDATION
Approve budget amendments and related expenditure authority. (Ryan Bittle, Finance Manager)
6.
AMEND ARTICLE 9-8 DEVELOPMENT FEES OF CHAPTER 9 OF THE GOODYEAR CITY CODE
RECOMMENDATION
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 2024-1609 AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS IN ARTICLE 9-8 (DEVELOPMENT FEES) OF THE GOODYEAR CITY CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CORRECTIONS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Jared Askelson, Finance Director)
BUSINESS
7.
FY2025 ANNUAL PUBLIC ART PLAN
Arts & Culture Coordinator Layne Ruiz, with support from Lisa Paulos, Chairman Arts & Culture Commission and Jennifer Barnes, Chairman Public Art Subcommittee provided highlights from the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Public Art Plan, the positive impact public art has on the community, the goals for public art and key elements of the recommended projects and programs included in the FY2025 Public Art Plan.
Ms. Ruiz presented the FY2025 Annual Public Art Plan and discussed five recommended projects. The projects were artwork at Fire Station 184, continued Pop Ups in the Park, addition of Public Art Tours, embellish 12 addiitonal traffic cabinets, and partner with west valley cities to create a West Valley Temporary Art Program.
Council expressed support and appreciation to city staff and the committee for their innovation and enhancement of arts and culture in the community.
MOTION BY
Councilmember
Sheri
Lauritano
,
SECONDED BY
Councilmember
Bill
Stipp
to APPROVE the FY2025 Annual Public Art Plan as recommended by the Arts & Culture Commission. The motion carried as follows:
AYE:
Mayor
Joe
Pizzillo
,
Vice Mayor
Laura
Kaino
,
Councilmember
Sheri
Lauritano
,
Councilmember
Wally
Campbell
,
Councilmember
Bill
Stipp
,
Councilmember
Brannon
Hampton
,
Councilmember
Vicki
Gillis
Passed - Unanimously
INFORMATION ITEMS
City Manager Wynette Reed highlighted the Lakeside Music Festival that took place on April 13, 2024, and attracted approximately 15,000 visitors.
FUTURE MEETINGS
Future meetings are tentatively scheduled as follows:
April 29, 2024
Council Meeting
5:00 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, Mayor Pizzillo adjourned the Regular Meeting at 6:01 p.m.
__________________________
Darcie McCracken, City Clerk
__________________________
Joe Pizzillo, 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 April 15, 2024. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present.
Dated this ____ day of ______________, 2024. SEAL:
_____________________________
Darcie McCracken, City Clerk
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