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Home My WebLink About2014-08-05 City Council Regular MinutesCITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 5, 2014 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Apache Junction, Arizona, was held on August 5, 2014, at the Apache Junction City Council Chambers pursuant to the notice required by law. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Insalaco called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. INVOCATION Councilmember Wilson gave the Invocation. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilmember Waldron led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL Councilmembers Present:Mayor Insalaco Vice Mayor Barker Councilmember Evans Councilmember Rizzi Councilmember Serdy Councilmember Waldron Councilmember Wilson Staff Present:City Manager George Hoffman Assistant City Manager Bryant Powell City Attorney Joel Stern Public Safety Director Tom Kelly Human Resources Director Liz Riley Assistant to the City Manager Matt Busby Others Present:Deputy City Clerk Jan Mason REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 5, 2014 PAGE 1 OF 10 ACCEPTANCE OF CONSENT AGENDA )Vice Mayor Barker MOVED THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA BE ACCEPTED AS PRESENTED; AND THAT THE CONTRACT RENEWAL BETWEEN THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION AND THE GREATER PHOENIX ECONOMIC COUNCIL (GPEC) FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $21,600.00 BE APPROVED; AND THAT AUTHORIZATION BE GIVEN FOR THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE CONTRACT PENDING APPROVAL AS TO FINAL FORM BY THE CITY ATTORNEY; AND THAT COUNCILMEMBER SERDY BE REAPPOINTED AS THE CITY'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE GPEC BOARD OF DIRECTORS; AND THAT THE APPOINTMENT OF LAWRENCE KIRCH TO THE POSITION OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR BE RATIFIED. Councilmember Wilson SECONDED THE MOTION. VOTE:Unanimous. The motion carried. Councilmember Waldron requested Councilmember Serdy give the council a report on what is going on with GPEC after he attends the next board meeting. Councilmember Serdy commented he would.He asked if he should do that during the announcements or during the city manager's report. Assistant City Manager Bryant Powell stated he could do it during the announcements. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CURRENT EVENTS Vice Mayor Barker commented school began today and children in the community need school supplies.She requested any donated items be given to any of the schools. Councilmember Evans commented the Superstition Mountain Soccer Club is a 10 -month long soccer program for kids.They need some coaches, assistant and full-time.They can contact her or go on their website. REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 5, 2014 PAGE 2 OF 10 Councilmember Evans announced there will be a holistic living seminar at Dolce Vita on August 23, 2014.She gave the website to check out the information and advised it is an all day seminar. Mayor Insalaco commented on Proposition 202 and the tribes signing a pact that they would each have no more than 3 casinos on their sovereign land.One tribe is trying to break that rule and he was invited by the Gila River, Salt River and Yavapai Communities to speak in Washington, D.C. at a senate'meeting to request that tribe follow the rules.If the law is broken, it could open the gate to having casinos everywhere. AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS City of Mesa Deputy City Manager Kari Kent, President of the Arizona City/County Management Association presented Assistant City Manager Bryant Powell with a certificate and pin recognizing his completion of the credential manager program from the International City/County Management Association.He has received his designation of credentialed manager by the executive board of the International City/County Management Association, one of only 30 active city/town/county managers that have received this designation in Arizona.There are only 1,300 worldwide.She gave a brief presentation on what has to be completed for this designation and what must be done in the future to retain the designation. Assistant to the City Manager Matt Busby commented he is the first manager in the history of Apache Junction to receive this designation. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT Assistant City Manager Bryant Powell commented Pinal County Attorney Lando Voyles will give a presentation tonight followed by a presentation by Darron and Kathleen Waldron of the Sewer district. Pinal County Attorney Lando Voyles gave a presentation on the vertical assignments for the office and his new domestic violence investigation protocol which includes identifying REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 5, 2014 PAGE 3 OF 10 evidence of strangulation in domestic violence and a family advocacy center in San Tan Valley. Councilmember Rizzi asked what OCI stands for. Pinal County Attorney Lando Voyles stated it is OCWI and it stands for the Office of Child Welfare Investigators.The office was created when Governor Brewer realized that Child Protective Services was having some issues.They actually uncovered a bigger mess than what was originally expected. Vice Mayor Barker asked how his domestic violence protocol meshes with Maricopa County's domestic violence protocol.She asked if they are the same or different. Pinal County Attorney Lando Voyles stated they are almost identical. Vice Mayor Barker commented the reason she is asking is because the domestic violence protocol in Maricopa County includes all members of Maricopa Alliance of Governments, and Pinal County is now a member of Maricopa Alliance of Governments. Pinal County Attorney Lando Voyles stated they have actually recently recreated the protocols for the family advocacy center. They expect to have their accreditation on August 20 from Huntsville, Alabama from the National Childrens Alliance.They will be coming out to review their protocols and make sure they are up to par.They have used several different police chiefs, including Chief Kelly, in creating these protocols.They have reached out to Yavapai County and copied a lot of their protocols along with some from Maricopa County.They have some of the most cutting edge protocols as they have incorporated the Office of Child Welfare Investigators protocols and no other protocols in the state have incorporated those as of yet as they are such a new agency. Councilmember Evans asked if the advocacy center will be a place where someone Can just walk in that is having a problem or do they have to be referred from the police to there. Pinal County Attorney Lando Voyles stated if they want to come directly to the facility, they will have law enforcement REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 5, 2014 PAGE 4 OF 10 agencies there 24/7.It will almost be treated like a 9-1-1 call.If they wanted to come there and do a direct report, they would start the case then.. Councilmember Evans asked if they could just refer people to immediately go there. Pinal County Attorney Lando Voyles stated this should not take the place of a 9-1-1 call.If there is an emergency and they are being abused right then, he wants to hear that Chief Kelly and his men were contacted first.That is who it needs to get to first.They will have access there.There will be a law enforcement agency there all the time. Councilmember Evans commented this is a new center and procedure.She asked if someone can walk in there for something that happened a month ago or a year ago and they now know there is one place they can go when they are ready to talk about it. Final County Attorney Lando Voyles stated absolutely.They have two forensic interviewers and they are some of the best he has ever seen. Chairman Kathleen Waldron of the Superstition Mountains Community Facilities District No. 1 introduced Darron Anglin, Interim District Manager.Interim District Manager Darron Anglin gave a brief presentation on the future of the district. PUBLIC HEARINGS APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE FOR THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES #3850 FOR AUGUST 30, 2014/APPLICATION FOR A TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF PREMISES FOR THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES #3850 FOR AUGUST 30, 2014/APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE FOR THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES #3850 FOR NOVEMBER 8, 2014/APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF PREMISES FOR THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES #3850 FOR NOVEMBER 8, 2014 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 5, 2014 PAGE 5 OF 10 )Deputy City Clerk Jan Mason asked if they would like to do all of these in one single public hearing and have four separate motions. Mayor Insalaco commented if they are all for the same one they can. Deputy City Clerk Jan Mason stated they are for two different dates but they are all with the Eagles. Mayor Insalaco commented they will do them all together and vote on them separately. Deputy City Clerk Jan Mason briefed the council on the items. Mayor Insalaco requested the applicant address the council. Mr. William Kimball stated the Fraternal Order of Eagles does a lot of charity work.The extension of premises is for two different golfing tournaments on those two days for DCR, which is diabetes research. Mayor Insalaco opened the public hearing on the item.There being no one wishing to speak, he closed the public hearing and reopened the item to council discussion.There being no further discussion, he called for a motion. Vice Mayor Barker MOVED THAT THE APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE FOR FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES #3850 FOR AUGUST 30, 2014, SUBMITTED BY WILLIAM KIMBALL, BE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL TO THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR LICENSES AND CONTROL. Councilmember Wilson SECONDED THE MOTION. VOTE:Unanimous. The motion carried. REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 5, 2014. PAGE 6 OF 10 Vice Mayor Barker MOVED THAT THE APPLICATION FOR A TEMPORARY EXTENSION CF PREMISES FOR FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES #3850 FOR AUGUST 30, 2014, SUBMITTED BY WILLIAM KIMBALL, BE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL TO THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR LICENSES AND CONTROL. Councilmember Rizzi SECONDED THE MOTION. VOTE:Unanimous. The motion carried. Ccuncilmember Waldron MOVED THAT THE APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE FOR FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES #3850 FOR NOVEMBER 8, 2014, SUBMITTED BY WILLIAM KIMBALL, BE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL TO THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR LICENSES AND CONTROL. Vice Mayor Barker SECONDED THE MOTION. VOTE:Unanimous. The motion carried. Councilmember Waldron MOVED THAT APPLICATION FOR A TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF PREMISES FOR FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES #3850 FOR NOVEMBER 8, 2014, SUBMITTED BY WILLIAM KIMBALL, BE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL TO THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR LICENSES AND CONTROL. Councilmember Rizzi SECONDED THE MOTION. VOTE:Unanimous. The motion carried. OLD BUSINESS None. REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 5, 2014 PAGE 7 OF 10 NEW BUSINESS None. DIRECTION TO STAFF None. SELECTION OF MEETING DATES, TIMES, LOCATIONS, AND PURPOSES Vice Mayor Barker MOVED THAT AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:45 P.M. AND A WORK SESSION AT 7:00 P.M. BE HELD ON MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2014, IN THE CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM AND CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS RESPECTIVELY; AND THAT AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:45 P.M. BE HELD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2014, IN THE CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM. Councilmember Waldron SECONDED THE MOTION. VOTE:Unanimous. The motion carried. CALL TO THE PUBLIC: Ms. Tess Nesser, 1511 S. Cactus, Apache Junction, addressed the council regarding the two annual fundraisers coming up for the Boys and Girls Club. Mr. Chris Coyle, Republic Services, 4050 S. Tomahawk, Apache Junction, addressed the council to thank them for the opportunity to sponsor the fireworks this year and to advise everyone that next week is free dump week for city residents. Assistant City Manager Bryant Powell commented they are emphasizing that the residents have to live within the boundaries of the city. ADJOURNMENT )Mayor Insalaco adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m. REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 5, 2014 PAGE 8 OF 10 Consent Agenda Items areas follows: 1. Acceptance of Agenda. 2. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of July 1, 2014. 3. Consideration of approval of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) contract for economic development services in the amount of $21,600.00, and reappointment of Councilmember Serdy to serve on the GPEC Board of Directors. 4. As required by Apache Junction City Code, Volume I, Chapter 3, Administration, Article 3-9, Department of Development Services, § 3-9-1, Department Established, subsection B, the city manager is seeking ratification of Lawrence Kirch for appointment to the position of Development Services Director. ACCEPTED THIS 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2014, BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA. SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2014. ATTEST: HLEEN CONNELLY City Clerk JOHN V. INSALACO Mayor VI-4e.ZONlowti C7TY COUNCIL MINUTES CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Apache Junction, Arizona, held on the 5th REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 5, 2014 PAGE 9 OF 10 day of August, 2014.1 further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present. Dated this 7th day of August, 2014. KATHLEEN CONNELLY City Clerk REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 5, 2014 PAGE 10 OF 10