HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986 09.15 City Council Work Session Agenda APACHE JUNCTION CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1001 N. IDAHO ROAD, APACHE JUNCTION, AZ
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1986, 7 00 P.M.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1986, 6:00 P.M.
(Tuesday meeting only if required)
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AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2 Roll Call
3. Discussion on agenda items for September 16th regular meeting
4 Discussion on proposed licensing of park and swap vendors (City Clerk)
5. Discussion on library landscaping (City Clerk)
6 Discussion on Ordinance No. 457 - Land Splits (Vice Mayor Bakkedahl)
7. Discussion on MH zoning (Vice Mayor Bakkedahl)
8. Discussion on designated locations for private access (City Clerk)
9 Discussion on speed limit signs (Vice Mayor Bakkedahl)
10. Discussion on City Code, Chapters 3 and 4 (Vice Mayor Bakkedahl)
11 Discussion on city hall security (Vice Mayor Bakkedahl)
12. Discussion on use of city vehicles (Vice Mayor Bakkedahl)
13 Discussion on employee political involvement (Councilman Eidson)
14. Calendar reports
15 Requests for future agenda items
16 Reminder of scheduled Executive Session
17 Adjournment
Copies of this agenda and additional information regarding any of the items
listed above may be obtained from the city clerk's office, 1001 N. Idaho
Road, Apache Junction, AZ, Monday through Friday, 8 00 a.m. to 5 00 p.m.,
excluding holidays
Dated this 11th day of September, 1936.
Ka`hlorn Connelly, City C rk
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SALES TAX/BUSINESS LICENSE
PARK-N-SWAP
NUMBER OF RENTAL SPACES 950
MONEY COLLECTED FOR 12 MONTHS AT .50¢ PER SPACE $25,622.50
950 SPACES AT $45.00 PER SPACE FOR THE FIRST YEAR $42,750.00
EXTRA MONEY WOULD BE COLLECTED IF A SPACE WAS RE-RENTED.
950 SPACES AT $35.00 FOR THE SECOND YEAR $33,250.00
EXTRA MONEY WOULD AGAIN BE COLLECTED IF A SPACE WAS RE-RENTED.
WITH THE LICENSING PROGRAM SET UP AND ENFORCED AT PARK-N-SWAP IT WOULD LET THE
CITY CONTROL SALES TAX. AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, WE CAN NOT ENFORCE THE SALES TAX
DUE TO NOT KNOWING WHO IS SELLING AND HOW TO CONTACT THAT PERSON.
AT THIS TIME, WE ALREADY HAVE A TAX PROGRAM SET UP ON THE COMPUTER FOR PARK-N-SWAP.
'1' THE CITY HAS LOST A GREAT DEAL OF REVENUE OVER THE YEARS DUE TO NON-PAYMENT OF
SALES TAX BY VENDORS AT THE SWAP MEET. I F1EL WITH THE HELP OF THE COUNCIL AND
PARK-N-SWAP WE CAN MAKE THE PROGRAM WORK. I AM SURE THAT AT THE END OF THE FIRST
YEAR WE WILL SEE A GREAT DEAL OF REVENUE FROM THIS PROGRAM.
PARK-N-SWAP IN PHOENIX CHARGES $12.00 FOR THE SALES TAX LICENSE AND $60.00 FOR THE
FIRST YEAR OF USED GOODS BEING SOLD AND $25.00 EACH YEAR THEREAFTER. THIS FEE IS
PAID TO THE CITY OF PHOENIX. AT THIS TIME THEY DO NOT CHARGE THE $60.00 FOR NEW
GOODS.
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CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION PARK-N-SWAP SALES TAX INFORMATION
BUSINESS NAME:
STREET ADDRESS/CITY
MAILING ADDRESS
OWNERS NAME
BUSINESS PHONE HOME PHONE
STATE/CITY SALES TAX NUMBER
SPACE NUMBER SEASON AGREEMENT
TYPE OF GOODS
MAKE & MODEL OF VEHICLE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE STALEMENTS MADE HEREIN HAVE BEEN EXAMINED BY ME AND ARE,
TO THE BEST OF MY BELIEF AND KNOWLEDGE, TRUE AND COMPLETE.
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DATE IF DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE
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MEMORANDUM TO. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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SUBJECT: LIBRARY LANDSCAPING
Attached is a letter I recently received from Larry Enyart, the architect
for the new library/senior center
As indicated in Mr. Enyart's letter, he has concerns about certain
aspects of the library landscaping, particularly the queen palm trees
located along the front of the building.
I have spoken to Mr. Enyart with regard to his concerns and informed
him that I would present his letter to the council for direction.
Please let me know if you wish to have Mr. Enyart present at a
future council work session to review his concerns with the project, or
if you wish to let the present landscaping remain, or if you wish to
form a council committee to discuss the matter and seek a solution.
I will place this item on the September 15th work session in order to
obtain direction
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Re: Landscape for City of Apache Junction Library & Community Center
Dear M G nelly,
Please find enclosed a copy of the letter sent by this office to Mr. Gil
Verley and a copy of his return letter. As stated in our telephone
conversation, we are concerned with the over all design quality of this
important project of which the landscape plays a critical part. The theme of
our building and landscape plan was to be in harmony with the desert and the
Superstition Mountains. As stated in our letter we were quite pleased for the
most part with Mr. Verley's efforts. When asked by Mr. and Mrs. Verley, we
made a few suggestions that we felt important enough to mention and sent our
landscape plans and specifications (Charles Coleman provided Mr. Verley our
landscape plans in February 1986). The primary issue concerned the placement
of Queen Palms in the tree wells in front of the building and the color of the
decomposed granite. We feel the Queen Palms planted are inappropriate
(Casablanca Resort Look) and detract from the overall natural desert theme of
the building and surroundings. We feel that the proposed pink or red colored
decomposed granite is unnatural and not in harmony with the natural colors of
the desert. We also reviewed the master plans and landscape schemes prepared
by Coe and VanLoo of the proprosed park and found the Queen Palms incompatible
with the landscpape trees and plants shown on the Master Plan and the Library/
Community Center designed by our firm. We designed a complete landscape plan
for the library and Community Center.
We have been doing landscape plans in our office for over ten years and feel
we have some experience in the matter. A lot of time and thought goes into
designing a building and its landscape to arrive at a pleasing end product in
the built environment. We take pride in our work and have a sincere interest
in our projects from begining to the end. It is unfortunate that we must
strongly disagree from the departures made by others on this important
project; both from aesthetic, safety and maintenance reasons (leaf breakage in
high winds, annual trimming and fungi spraying, skinning, seed pod droppings
and dried flower sheddings of the Queen Palm) . Queen Palms can reach 50 feet
in height and would be totally inappropriate to the scale of the building. We
have expressed our concerns to Michael McNulty, Charles Coleman, Richard
Broman, and Gil Verley.
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Since there is a difference of opinion on this matter by Mr Verley (a
representative of the City?) and we were under contract to provide design
services, and we were not consulted with departure from the natural desert
landscape theme, it is perhaps important enough to have the City Council
decide the issue. We are willing to help resolve this important issue.
Should you have any questions, please give me a call.
Sincerely,
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Mr. Gil Verley
920 S. Palo Verde
Apache Junction, AZ 85220
Dear Gil,
Please find enclosed copies of our landscape plan, irrigation plan and
specifications for the Apache Junction Library & Community Center which we
designed. As you can see from the plan we tried to design a scheme that would
be harmonious with the surrounding desert and mountain vistas. We were
pleased to meet you and your wife at the opening and want to again thank and
commend you on all your hard work and extra effort. For the most part the
landscape is attractive and in keeping with the desert theme. As mentioned at
the time however, we feel that the Queen Palms placed out front are not in
keeping with this theme. We realize that they were chosen for economic
reasons to have a finished look for the opening. We would recommend that they
be replaced with plants that reflect the spirit of the natural desert. They
could still be used in a group in the court yard area for an oasis effect. We
are negotiating to have them replaced with desert plants. In addition, for the
decomposed granite we would recommend size 1/4"+ in bronze or gold color and
spread at 2 to 3" depth. The ground should be treated to minimize weeds that
will come through the decomposed granite.
It has been suggested that we submit this project for a design awards program.
We are anxious to see the final completion of the landscaping as it is an
important part of the whole design focus. We would like to professionally
photograph the building in the near future (after Queen Palm replacement) .
Again, thank you and family for your dedication to this project. Should you
have any questions, please give me a call.
Sincerely,
Lawrence Enyart, AIA
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arching bright green, glossy feather-type or greenhouse plant elsewhere Twining evergreen vine to 6 f
leaves 10-15 ft long are subject to break- or more Wiry, slender stems, heart shaped leaves 3 in lone
age in high wind Fast grower, responding a Whitish buds shaped like little pelicans open to 3-in-wide hear
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plants carpet ground with dense mats of rosettes, small white pink rose or red --,z
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stones or for velvety green patches in rock . tidy mounds in rock gardens, raised beds L `ty
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A. balearica CORSICAN SANDWORT
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thick, glossy, to 1;s in long Grows best in year with slow-acting fertilizer Propagate Armena manhma
bloom Feed once a
shade with lots of water Adapted to planting in small areas such by divisions from seeds spring fall
A.juniperifolia(A caespitosa) Native to mountains of Spair
as carpet at base of container-grown tree Stiff,needle shaped leaves 1/2 in long in low extremely compac
A. montana. It grows 2-4 in high with weak stems up to 1 ft rosettes Flowers rose pink or white in dense, round clusters o
long usually covered with soft hairs Leaves grayish 1/2-3/4 in 2-in stems This little mountain native is very touchy aboL
long White flowers, 1 in across,profuse in June Good plant to drainage, apply mulch of fine gravel around plants to prever
let trail over sunny rock or tumble over low wall Moderate water basal stem rot, especially in summer
requirements
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biennials All Zones Prickly leafed and coast, flowers profusely in spring in other areas
prickly stemmed plants with large showy C — —
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Wyoming to Mexico and west to California < _ ARONIA arbutifolia. RED CHOKEBERRY De-
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gentle transplanting Need sun and good Noteworthy for long season of bright red
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A. mexicana Annual Yellow to orange long and half as wide, are dark green
flowers above, gray and feltlike beneath Small
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A polyanthemos (A rntermedra) Annual or biennial White clusters April or May, followed by clusters Aroma arbutifolia
flowers of brilliant red 1/4-in berrylike fruit These
ripen to blend with red foliage in September and hang on afte
leaves have fallen, attract birds Variety Brilliantissima has ex
ARISTOLOCHI.A Deciduous or evergreen ceptionally good berry color
vines Curiously shaped flowers in rather Any soil Full sun Tolerates heavy clay Grows in swamps
sober colors resemble curved pipes with _ ,s native area Use in shrubbery border at edge of woodland bu
flared bowls keep in mind that it spreads and shoots up suckers freely
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PIPE Deciduous Zones 7-9, 14-24 Native / -
to coast ranges and Sierra Nevada foothills I ARROWHEAD See Sagittaria
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screen with some training,or climb by long ARTEMISIA Evergreen or deciduous
thin shoots 10-16 ft into nearby tree /i shrubs or woody perennials All Zones V IV''
Flower display before leaves late January Several species are valuable for interesting _
to April Pendulous 1 in long flowers are Aristolochia leaf patterns and silvery gray or white
cream colored with red purple veins at elegans aromatic foliage others are aromatic
maturity Bright green heart shaped leaves herbs Plant in full sun Drought resistant
to 5 in long Grows from seed or from rooted shoots around Keep on dry side Divide in spring and fall
base of vine Interesting and useful where many less hardy vines Most kinds excellent for use in mixed bor-
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eastern United States. Will cover 15 by 20 ft in one season A abrotanum.sOUTHERNwoOD OLD MAN
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form dense cover on trellis Flowers with yellowish green 3 in lowish white flower heads Use for pleas
curved tube flare into 3 brownish purple lobes about 1 in wide antly scented foliage in shrub border Hang Arremmsra
Bloom in June and July almost hidden by leaves Thrives in full sprigs in closet to discourage moths Burn dracuncutus
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September 11 , 1986
MEMORANDUM TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: ACTING CITY MANAGER W
SUBJECT: PRIVATE ACCESS ROADS
In response to the ongoing problems and questions regarding private access
roads, Mr. Joe Morvak has suggested a possible solution -- that the
location of such private easements be designated, in advance, by adoption
of regulations governing all properties.
I would like to obtain direction from the council as to whether or not
you would like this suggestion pursued.
Mr. Morvak will be present at the September 15th work session to explain
his suggestion further.
kmc
1001 NORTH IDAHO • APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA 85220-0190 • TELEPHONE(602)982-8002