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Home My WebLink About2012 03.19 City Council Work Session Agenda op ACHE✓G la City of Apache Junction Home of the .rope;:ctztion Mountains 41;g2o10" APACHE JUNCTION CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS ... 300 EAST SUPERSTITION BOULEVARD APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA 85219 Monday, March 19, 2012 700PM AGENDA 1 CALL TO ORDER. 2 ROLL CALL. 3 PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ON PUBLIC ART FOR THE OLD WEST HIGHWAY MEDIAN ENHANCEMENT PROJECT. Staff will discuss the public art alternatives for the Old West Highway pedestals 4. DISCUSSION AND UPDATE ON TOWING SERVICES REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL(RFP)NO. PD 2011-03. On February 1,2012,the city received nine responses to the Towing Services RFP Police Department staff will brief the council on the submittals and will provide a recommendation for selection of bidders 5. DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION ON PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 1380,AMENDING THE APACHE JUNCTION CITY CODE,VOLUME I, CHAPTER 12,TRAFFIC,SECTIONS 12-3-8, HANDICAPPED PARKING AND 12-5-7,SCHEDULE OF SANCTIONS, REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES. On January 3,2012,staff sought council direction regarding a change in the city's handicapped parking law to allow the court to consider Am. legitimate excuses for failure to place the required placard,thereby allowing the$300 00 sanction to be reduced to no less than$50 00 in qualified circumstances Ordinance No 1380 modifies Apache Junction City Code Sections 12-3-8 and 12-5-7 accordingly 6 ADJOURNMENT. Copies of this agenda and additional information regarding any of the items listed above may be obtained from the City Clerk's office 300 East Superstition Boulevard,Apache Junction,AZ Monday through Thursdays, 7 OOa—6 00p,excluding holidays If any person with a disability needs any type of accommodation, please notify the Human Resources Office,at (480)474-2617 or(480)983-0095(TDD)at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled time pACHE✓ P o. yofApJunction Hoare of the Supe;tition .%l ouniains Print TO: City Manager's Office FROM: Janine Hanna-Solley, Business Advocate DATE March 19,2012 Agenda Type : Work Session Agenda Council Priority Focus Area: Community Development TITLE OF AGENDA ITEM. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ON PUBLIC ART FOR THE OLD WEST HIGHWAY MEDIAN ENHANCEMENT PROJECT ACTION REQUESTED. Presentation and Discussion DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Staff will discuss the public art alternatives for the Old West Highway pedestals. FISCAL IMPACT: OPTIONS/ALTERNATIVES: RECOMMENDATION ATTACHMENTS. Click to download No Attachments Available AIM bak FRACHE✓e, of Apache Junction U 2 Home ome o•f the Superstition Mountains Print TO: City Manager's Office FROM: Arnold Freeman, Police Captain DATE. March 19, 2012 Agenda Type • Work Session Agenda Council Priority Focus Area: Public Safety TITLE OF AGENDA ITEM. DISCUSSION AND UPDATE ON TOWING SERVICES REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) NO PD 2011-03 ACTION REQUESTED Presentation and Discussion DISCUSSION /BACKGROUND INFORMATION: On February 1, 2012, the city received nine responses to the Towing Services RFP Police Department staff will brief the council on the submittals and will provide a recommendation for selection of bidders FISCAL IMPACT OPTIONS/ALTERNATIVES: 'RECOMMENDATION: N/A ATTACHMENTS: Click to download U Towing RFP Presentation THERE IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS ITEM IN THE REGULAR MEETING SECTION UNDER ITEM 6; 4 opACHF�G 2 _° of Apache Junction U Home of the .S upei:stztzon Mountains ozzntains 1 Pi20t' Print TO: City Manager's Office FROM R. Joel Stern, City Attorney DATE: March 19, 2012 Agenda Type Work Session Agenda Council Priority Focus Area: Public Safety TITLE OF AGENDA ITEM. DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION ON PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 1380, AMENDING THE APACHE JUNCTION CITY CODE, VOLUME I, CHAPTER 12, TRAFFIC, SECTIONS 12-3-8, HANDICAPPED PARKING AND 12-5-7, SCHEDULE OF SANCTIONS, REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES ACTION REQUESTED• Presentation and Discussion DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND INFORMATION: On January 3, 2012, staff sought council direction regarding a change in the city's handicapped parking law to allow the court to consider legitimate excuses for failure to place the required placard, thereby allowing the $300 00 sanction to be reduced to no less than $50 00 in qualified circumstances Ordinance No 1380 modifies Apache Junction City Code Sections 12-3-8 and 12-5-7 accordingly FISCAL IMPACT: )PTIONS/ALTERNATIVES: RECOMMENDATION. ATTACHMENTS. Click to download I] Draft Ordinance No. 1380 D Staff Report ORDINANCE NO. 1380 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, AMENDING APACHE JUNCTION CITY CODE, VOLUME I, CHAPTER 12, TRAFFIC, SECTIONS 12-3-8, HANDICAPPED PARKING AND 12-5-7, SCHEDULE OF SANCTIONS; REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES. WHEREAS, on April 6, 2010, the Mayor and City Council adopted comprehensive amendments to Apache Junction City Code ("A.J.C.C. ") , Volume I, Chapter 12, Traffic; and WHEREAS, staff has indicated that it is experiencing a high number of civil trial settings due to the disabled parking regulations being enforced pursuant to A.J.C.C. § 12-3-8, Handicapped Parking; and WHEREAS, the minimum civil sanction set forth in A. J.C.C. § 12-5-7 for parking in a handicapped parking space is $300 00 with no ability for the court to lower the amount, even if a removable placard was displayed but accidentally fell off the vehicle' s rear view mirror; and WHERAS, on January 3, 2012, staff sought council direction regarding a change in the code that would provide the court the ability to take into consideration legitimate excuses for failure to place the required placard, thereby allowing the $300 . 00 sanction to be reduced to no less than $50 . 00 in qualified circumstances; and WHERAS, council directed staff to make the appropriate changes . /"‘ NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I IN GENERAL I . That the Apache Junction City Code, Volume I, Chapter 12, Traffic and Parking, Section 12-3-8, Handicapped Parking, be renamed and amended to read as follows . § 12-3-8 DISABLED PERSON PARKING. (A) No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in a parking space set aside and identified for use by persons with physical disabilities only unless the vehicle has a license plate which depicts an international ORDINANCE NO. 1380 PAGE 1 OF 4 wheelchair symbol issued by the Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to A.R.S. § 28-2409, as amended, or has a removable windshield placard displayed on the front rearview mirror which depicts the international wheelchair symbol as issued by the Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to A.R.S. § 28-2409, as amended. ..•. (B) Subsection (A) above shall apply only to those parking spaces that are identified with standard signs and/or markings as approved by the City Engineer located on public or private property. II . That Apache Junction City Code, Volume I, Chapter 12, Traffic and Parking, Section 12-5-7, Schedule of Sanctions, be amended to read as follows : § 12-5-7 SCHEDULE OF SANCTIONS (A) The sanctions listed in the following schedule are the minimum sanctions that may be imposed by the Apache Junction Municipal Court or other court, should the case be transferred thereto, for violations of the articles of the city code listed below, except that in cases involving violations of Apache Junction City Code, Volume I, § 12-3- 8, the court may, on the first issuance of a citation, reduce the minimum sanction to $50. 00 upon being shown proof or otherwise reasonably believing that the violator had a removable windshield placard but either forgot to place it or it fell out of sight of the enforcing officer. (B) Any person violating any of the provisions of this code other than those specified in the following schedule shall be liable for the imposition of a civil sanction not to exceed $250.00. City Code Description Initial Sanction Sanction Section Sanction When Paid When When Within 8 Unpaid Paid - 30 After 30 Within 7 Calendar Calendar Calendar Days Days Days 12-3-1 Parking more than 18 $30 . 00 $60. 00 $120. 00 inches from curb. 12-3-2 (A) Blocking traffic. $30 . 00 $60. 00 $120. 00 ORDINANCE NO. 1380 PAGE 2 OF 4 12-3-2 (B) Blocking a public or $50 00 $100 . 00 $200. 00 private driveway or entrance to an alley. 12-3-2 (C) Parking where $50 . 00 $100 . 00 $200. 00 prohibited or restricted by official signs . 12-3-3 Parking adjacent to $30. 00 $60. 00 $120 . 00 schools where prohibited by signs . 12-3-4 Parking contrary to $30 . 00 $60. 00 $120 . 00 posted angle, 1-way or prohibited/restricted parking signs . 12-3-5 Parking on a $50 .00 $100. 00 $200. 00 sidewalk, or in the area between the curb and the sidewalk. 12-3-6 (A) Parking an abandoned $50 .00 $100. 00 $200. 00 vehicle on a street or other public property. 12-3-7 (A) Stopping, standing or $100. 00 $200 . 00 $300 . 00 parking in a fire lane. 12-3-8 Parking in places $300. 00 $400 . 00 $500 . 00 reserved for the physically disabled. 12-3-9 Parking over-sized $50 . 00 $100. 00 $200. 00 �.. vehicles in residential areas . 12-3-10 Parking an unattended $50 . 00 $100. 00 $200. 00 vehicle on a roadway. SECTION II REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING ORDINANCES All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance or any part of the codes adopted herein by reference are hereby repealed. SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY If any section, subsection, sentence, phrase, clause or portion of this ordinance or any part of the codes or regulations adopted ORDINANCE NO. 1380 PAGE 3 OF 4 herein by reference is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof SECTION IV PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES Violations of Apache Junction City Code, Volume I, Chapter 12, Amok shall be punishable as civil traffic infractions unless otherwise indicated in the code . PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, THIS DAY OF 2012 . SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS DAY OF , 2012 . JOHN S INSALACO Mayor ATTEST. KATHLEEN CONNELLY City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM. RICHARD J. STERN City Attorney ORDINANCE NO. 1380 PAGE 4 OF 4 To• Mayor, City Council and City Manager From• James Hazel, Presiding Magistrate Date. February 27,2012 Subject: Changes in the Parking Ordinance As you are aware,the City of Apache Junction recently began to enforce handicap parking violations. During the course of this enforcement it was determined that the city ordinance did not allow for the reduction in fines for those who may have violated the ordinance but in fact have a valid placard Acting under City Council direction,the City Attorney has redrafted the ordinance to allow for a reduced fine for those violations where a person has a placard but did not have it displayed at the time of the violation. The Municipal Court supports the changes in ordinance as proposed by the City Attorney as it helps resolve these cases short of a contested hearing. 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