are we ready to go council's all excited good evening and welcome to the glendale city council meeting of march 9th 2021 the meeting is called to order i will now conduct an attendance roll call council member please signify by saying president council member clark aye oh yeah yeah okay [Laughter] you know what the council member turner is going to say here council member turner president councilmember aldama president councilmember malnar president i'm the chair i'm here tonight and mayor wires is excused the next two items are gender earth invocation and the pledge of allegiance the invocation will be delivered by jeff mcavee from the well church in glendale men would you if you need to remove your house but would you please stand for an invocation my mention he's a neighbor lives right around the street from me good evening thank you for allowing me to be here tonight god we thank you for who you are your loving and gracious presence god you are almighty you are transcendent and you are ever present we thank you for the freedom that is ours because of you we thank you for the privilege of meeting to conduct this public discourse and we pause now to ask for your direction for the matters at hand because the best decisions are always found in the company of your desires your will your way truth and life we pray for your protection over our city that our streets would be safe and our homes would be a place of comfort and peace we pray for those who watch over us some are present here tonight our police and firefighters our paramedics and our hospital workers we pray your protection over our schools as many are preparing to return for uh to full service teaching we pray for all the other organizations that make our city a better place through their service tonight lord we pray for your blessings on the citizens represented here this evening that their commitment to be here tonight would be met with your favor we pray for your blessings upon the speakers and the presenters gathered here tonight that the causes for which they appear would be properly represented we pray for your wisdom for the members of the city council that they would lead with integrity and compassion that their votes would be in accordance for that which is best for our city for the short term and the long we pray our blessings to our mayor given the courage to lead with honesty and character efficiency and clarity all with only the best interest for the people and the concerns that he represents and with this all we pray for the family members of those who are here tonight for your direction protection and your blessings and we pray all of this in the name of jesus christ amen thank you from our attorneys is before we get started i would like to remind everybody of the following this meeting is televised live on the city glendale's facebook and youtube pages as well as glendale's own channel 11. our meetings are located at the glendale civic center with the audience seated next door we request request that if you are a face covering if you are unable to social distance for those who are seated next door please be aware that you have a screen that allows you to see and hear us and we have a screen that allows us to see you with that said if you wish to speak on any item the agenda please complete a golden colored card and give it to the officer in this room to be given to the city clerk to be given to me if you submit a speaker card and indicate you wish to speak on an agenda item i'll wait for you to make your way to the podium in this room i will be allowed three minutes for each speaker tonight on all agenda items please keep in mind the citizens comments sections at the end of each voting meeting is to allow the public to speak about anything that is not on the agenda thank you for your patience next on the agenda is the consideration of the minutes from the february 23rd 2021 voting meeting council members do you have any corrections or additions to those minutes if not do i have a motion to approve remove approval of the february 23 2021 voting meeting minutes i have a motion council member thomas off and a second council member clark that we approved the minutes as submitted all in favor vote aye aye any opposed motion carries proclamation awards we will now move on to the proclamations and awards i will be reading a proclamation on behalf of the mayor wires and the council to honor those who have lost their battles to cover 19 and to the families and loved ones who have been affected by coppa 19 by declaring march 2021 october 19 memorial month following the proclamation we also honor them with a moment of silence whereas cover 19 is an illness caused by a virus that can be transmitted from person to person and has spread across the world creating a global pandemic that is having catastrophic effect on human life our community and our economy and whereas local and state governments health departments and public servants have taken bold actions to protect residents support struggling local economies and finding innovative ways to provide services and whereas in response to a rapid spread of kova 19 and stay-at-home orders essential workers have stepped up to provide critical services to help protect our communities and save lives sacrificing their own health and safety and whereas more than 2 million people worldwide and over 500 000 in the united states have lost their lives due to covert 19 and in arizona alone more than 15 000 lives have been lost to this deadly virus and now therefore mayor jerry p wires mayor the city of glendale arizona on behalf of the city council to hereby proclaim the month of march as cover 19th memorial month in remembrance of those who have lost their lives and in honor of those who are forever marked by coven and continue to suffer from the impact of this virus can we have a moment of silence please thank you we will now move on to our consent agenda items three to twelve items on the consent agenda are of a rooting nature and have been previously studied by the city council at our works office session they are intended to be acted upon in one motion by the council mrs bowers will you please read the consent resolutions item 11 resolution number r 21-13 a resolution of the council of the city of glendale maricopa county arizona authorizing the entering into of a 2021 contract for 207 funds number 2020-207-017 with the arizona governor's office of highway safety and authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of the grant award in the approximate amount of 272 thousand dollar dollars dollars 272 thousand eight cents for personnel services employee-related expenses professional and outside services materials and supplies and capital outlay item 12 resolution number r 21-14 a resolution of council the city of glendale maricopa county arizona authorizing the entering into of grant agreement number d-u-i-a-c-e-147 with the arizona governor's office of highway safety oversight council on driving or operating under the influence abatement and authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of the grant award in the approximate amount of thirty six thousand dollars for personnel services employee related expenses and materials and supplies that concludes the consent resolutions thank you do we have a motion to approve the entire consent agenda yes vice mayor i move we approve consent agenda items three through ten in consent resolutions 11 and 12. second we have a motion for approval by council member clark and a second by council member thomas is there any discussion we'll conduct a roll call vote council member al dominic aye council member clark aye council member malnour aye council member tom shaw aye council member turner i i vote i the motion carries bids and contracts ms bowers would you please introduce item 13. award of rfp 201 21-20 an authorization to enter into an agreement with corvell enterprise comp inc for workers compensation claims administration thank you council members have any questions do we have a motion for approval vice mayor yes council member i move we award rfp 2120 and authorize the city manager to enter into the described agreement second i have a motion by council member turner and segment council member clark for approval any discussion with conductor royal calvo councilmember al dahman aye councilmember clark vice mayor before i vote before i vote i would uh explain with my usual disclaimer that this is a five-year contract for customary and usual services and i will be voting nay hey council member malnour aye council member thomas aye council member turner aye sheriff votes eye motion carries ms bowers would you please introduce item 14. authorization to enter into a contract with all animals rescue and transportation llc any questions council members you have a motion for approval i move we enter into the contract with all animals rescue and transportation llc second i have a motion for approval by council member tom and shop and second by council member clark any discussion conduct a roll call vote council member al dahman aye council member clark a vice mayor i would again again explain my vote this is a five-year contract and ordinarily i would be voting no but apparently this is the only group in town or in the valley that provides the service so we're kind of like between a rock and a hard place so i will vote eye on this one thank you we'll make a special note council member malnour aye councilmember thomas aye councilmember turner sheriff votes eye motion carries now moving on to ordinances miss bowers would you please introduce item 15. ordinance number oh 21-14 an ordinance of the council of the city of glendale maricopa county arizona arizona repealing section of chapter 2 article 8 division 5 human relations commission of the glendale city code mayor and council this is a request for city council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt the proposed ordinance if adopted the proposed ordinance would eliminate the human relations commission thank you mayor yes council member tom and john i move that we table ordinance number 021-14 second you have a motion a second to table it there is no discussion call for a roll call vote council member al dhamma aye councilmember clark aye council member of malnour aye council member thomas aye councilmember turner aye chair boat's eye the motion to table is approved miss powers would you please introduce item 16. ordinance number oh 21-15 in order to the council of the city of glendale maricopa county arizona authorizing the option to sell real estate by the city to twg development llc located at approximately 4705 west glendale avenue a portion of parcel number apn 146-18-059 directing the city manager to execute all necessary documents for the sale and directing the city clerk to record a certified copy of the ordinance vice mayor hugh members of the council here to provide staff report this evening is jesse peterson our assistant director of economic development thank you mr phelps and good evening vice mayor and council the item before you is a request to adopt an ordinance authorizing the entering into of a purchase and sale agreement to sell approximately four acres of city-owned land at 4705 west glendale avenue for six dollars and fifty cents per square foot to twg llc twg development llc for the purpose of developing 105 new affordable housing units in 2004 and 2005 the city purchased approximately seven acres of land at this location for the intention of building a new courthouse and public safety complex subsequently the decision was made not to move forward with that project and the vacant parcel has since remained in its current state as an opportunity to support revitalization within the designated redevelopment area along the city's namesake corridor twg specializes in affordable housing development and they submitted an unsolicited offer to the city which expressed their interest in purchasing and developing a portion of the city-owned property as affordable multi-family housing utilizing the state's low-income housing tax credits these tax credit projects are competitive and require the submission of an application to the state of arizona a process which closes april 1 of each year this purchase and sale agreement has been developed to coincide with the state's housing authority approval process in the event and in the event that twg does not receive the award of tax credits for this project provisions have been provided to allow for the termination of the agreement based on recently completed sales transactions for land of comparable size zoned similarly and within the same geographic area the average price per square foot is approximately four dollars which is lower than the offer price here within the development of affordable housing units along this long vacant site will expand current housing opportunities bring new investment to this portion of the redevelopment area and will result in one-time revenues to the city additionally this project aligns with previous recommendations that address critical community needs in this area that concludes my presentation and i'd be happy to answer any questions thank you council members any questions ain't none to have a motion for approval nice mayor council member i move a pass and adopt ordinance 0 to 1-1-5 and waive reading beyond the title second emotional approval by council member turner and the second by council member clark any discussion we'll conduct a roll call vote council member al dominic hi councilmember clark aye council member of malnour aye council member tom machad aye council member turner explain my vote please yes sir it is somewhat sad to see the original plans for the court complex there to be set aside but i do very much welcome the construction of affordable housing in our downtown area i think it's something that's much needed in our community and and i think this will be a successful location for that with that i vote eye thank you chair boat's eye motion carries requests for a future workshop and executive session so i have a motion vice mayor yes i smear i move that we hold the special budget workshop on tuesday march 16 2021 at 9 00 a.m in the civic center 5750 west glen drive i further move that we hold the next regularly scheduled city council workshop on tuesday march 23rd 2021 at 12 30 p.m in the civic center 5750 west glen drive to be followed by an executive session pursuant to ars 38-431-03 vice mayor thank you second thank you thank you i have a motion by councilmember diamond and sacramento council member thomas all in favor vote eye aye any opposed motion carries we will now move on to counsel comments and suggestions councilmember turner thank you but i have nothing tonight when i when i mess up last week yeah council member thomachoff nothing tonight councilmember malnar nathan nightmare vice mayor councilmember clark nothing tonight vice mayor thank you councilmember aldama yes vice mayor just a couple i'm happy to announce that the city of glendale registration for youth baseball softball and t-ball registration is beginning monday march 8th and glendale citizens can register by calling 623-930-4600 and then i'd like to uh to let everyone know that the new cuff restaurant located at 7021 north 58th avenue in downtown is now open please visit and check out their menu and that's it vice mayor thank you thank you i have nothing mr deibler if you want to start making your way over next on the agenda of the citizens comments council makes this opportunity available to citizens to bring information and business before the council that is not included on the printed agenda the council can only act on matters that are on the printed agenda but may refer the matter to the city manager for follow-up if you're unable to speak from the podium please notify the city clerk an affordable microphone will be brought to you when your name is called james deibler hello i am jane steibler i live in phoenix arizona i have some good news for nick productions has partnered with glendale basics saint louis catholic church for hosting a so-so dissonant st patrick's day celebration 2021 on saturday march 13 at 5 o'clock in the afternoon this will benefit catholic scholarships for elementary high school students and arizona worship celebration event for more information please contact baba resist barnett at nine nine 623-249-6994 again is six two three two four nine six nine nine four finally i will say a prayer for honorable glendale mayor jerry waters and people who died from cover 19. i am i remind glenn their resonance to wear face masks because it helps save lives you for no time in consideration thank you james there be no further business before the council tonight like to thank everyone for attending tonight's meeting with no objections from the council this meeting is adjourned you