City Council | Regular Meeting - August 20, 2024

>> MAYOR ORTEGA: I CALL THE
AUGUST 20, 2024, CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER.
PLEASE FIND YOUR SEAT.
PLEASE FIND YOUR SEAT.
WE ARE STARTING THE MEETING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CITY CLERK BEN LANE PLEASE
CONDUCT THE ROLL CALL.
>> CLERK BEN LANE:
THANK YOU SOMEWHERE, MAYOR.
MAYOR DAVID ORTEGA.
>> MAYOR ORTEGA: PRESENT.
>> CLERK BEN LANE: VICE MAYOR
BARRY GRAHAM.
>> VICE MAYOR GRAHAM: HERE.
>> CLERK BEN LANE: COUNCILMEMBER
TAMMY CAPUTI.
>> COUNCILMEMBER CAPUTI: HERE.
>> CLERK BEN LANE:  TOM DURHAM.
>> COUNCILMEMBER DURHAM:
PRESENT.
>> CLERK BEN LANE: BETTY JANIK.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JANIK:
PRESENT.
>> CLERK BEN LANE: KATHY
LITTLEFIELD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LITTLEFIELD:
>> CLERK BEN LANE: SOLANGE
WHITEHEAD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WHITEHEAD:
PRESENT.
>> CLERK BEN LANE:  CITY MANAGER
JIM THOMPSON.
>> JIM THOMPSON:  HERE.
>> CLERK BEN LANE: CITY ATTORNEY
SHERRY SCOTT.
>> SHERRY SCOTT: HERE.
>> CLERK BEN LANE:  CITY
ATTORNEY SHERRY SCOTT.
>> CITY ATTY. SCOTT:  HERE.
>> CLERK BEN LANE: CITY
TREASURER SONIA ANDREWS.
>> SONIA ANDREWS: HERE.
>> CLERK BEN LANE: ACTING CITY
AUDITOR LAI CLUFF.
>> LAI CLUFF: HERE.
>> CLERK BEN LANE: AND THE CLERK
IS PRESENT.
WE HAVE SCOTTSDALE POLICE
SERGEANT TYLER, AS WELL AS
FIREFIGHTER EMMA HAYDEN, SHOULD
ANYONE NEED ASSISTANCE.
LET'S START WITH THE PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE.
I'LL CALL ON COUNCILWOMAN
LITTLEFIELD.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE
FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR
WHICH IT STANDS:  ONE NATION
UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> Mayor Ortega: AT THIS TIME, I
WANT US TO DRAW OUR ATTENTION TO
ALL DEPLOYED AMERICAN MILITARY
WORLDWIDE.
AS THEY REPRESENT OUR DEMOCRACY
AND FIGHT FOR FREEDOM AND IN
OTHER COUNTRIES.
I ASK FOR US TO JOIN TOGETHER IN
SILENCE AND REFLECTION FOR THESE
WAR-TORN AREAS.
THANK YOU.
LAST WEEK, WE LOST A WONDERFUL
HUMAN BEING, FORMER COUNCIL
MEMBER ROBERT PETTY CREW.
ROBERT WAS A CITY COUNCILMAN, I
SERVED WITH HIM FOR TWO YEARS.
HE SERVED FROM 94 DURING THE
PERIOD WHEN THE McDOWELL
MOUNTAIN PRESERVE WAS
ESTABLISHED, AND HE WAS A KEY
PLAYER IN THAT ENTIRE ENDEAVOR.
HE'S A SCOTTSDALE -- EXCUSE ME,
A SCOTTSDALE CORONADO HIGH
GRADUATE AND REALLY GAVE HIS
LOVE AND HIS LIFE IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
WE DO WANT TO TURN OUR ATTENTION
TO HIS LOVED ONES AND FAMILY AND
JANET AND SO LET'S TAKE A BRIEF
MOMENT FOR AN HONORABLE MAN WHO
SERVED OUR CITY VERY WELL.
THANK YOU, ROBERT PETTYGREW.
NEXT WE'LL CALL ON CITY MANAGER
JIM
THOMPSON TO PROVIDE THE CITY
MANAGER'S REPORT.
>> City Mgr. Thompson: THANK
YOU, MR. MAYOR, THIS EVENING WE
HAVE A SHORT VIDEO FOR YOU.
>> I'M PUBLIC AFFAIRS SUPERVISOR
HOLLY PERALTA WITH FIVE FAST
THINGS HAPPENING AROUND THE CITY
YOU NEED TO KNOW.
OUR NUMBER FIVE SPOT IS A NOD TO
SCOTTSDALE REVISED QUARTERLY
PERFORMANCE REPORT, THE QPR.
DID YOU KNOW THE CITY TRACKS 32
PERFORMANCE METRICS ACROSS THE
FULL RANGE OF CITY DEPARTMENTS
AND OPERATIONS?
THEY ARE ALL INCLUDED IN THE
QPR, WHICH IS FRESHLY UPDATED SO
IT'S EASIER FOR RESIDENTS TO SEE
HOW THE CITY IS PERFORMING IN
THESE KEY AREAS.
THE DATA IS UPDATED EACH QUARTER
OFFERING A FRESH LOOK SOME INTO
THE KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
VISIT PERFORM AROUND.SCOTTSDALE
AZ.GOV TO TAKE A LOOK.
NO. FOUR A CALL FOR RESIDENTS SO
SERVE SCOTTSDALE THEY HAVE
SEVERAL OPENINGS ON VARIOUS
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, NOW IS
THE TIME TO APPLY.
LEARN MORE AND APPLY ONLINE AT
SCOTTSDALE AZ.GOV SEARCH BOARDS
AND COMMISSIONS.
THE MILLER AND JACK RABBIT ROADS
INTERSECTION SITS IN OUR NO. 3
SPOT.
THE CITY MADE SAFETY ENH
ENHANCEMENTS TO APPROVE
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO THE ARIZONA
CANAL PATH AND INCREASE DRIVER
VISIBILITY.
A CITIZEN PETITION PROMPTED THE
PROJECT WHICH LED TO A TRAFFIC
STUDY THAT SUPPORTED THE
CHANGES.
IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE A HIGH
VISIBILITY CLAUSE WALK ALIGNED
WITH THE PATH.
FLASHING BEACONS, TRAIL CROSSING
SIGNS, NARROWER VEHICLE LANE AT
THE CURB TO PROVIDE AN EAST SIDE
BUFFER AND IMPROVE VISIBILITY AT
THE ROAD CURVE.
NO. 2 IS A KUDO TO SCOTTSDALE
WATER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BRIAN
BEES MEYER, HE WAS RECENTLY
NAMED PERSON OF THE YEAR BY THE
ARIZONA WATER ASSOCIATION AND
ARIZONA WATER REUSE AT THE 2024
ARIZONA WATER REUSE SYMPOSIUM.
BRIAN IS RECOGNIZED AS A TRUE
LEADER IN THE WATER INDUSTRY.
UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, SCOTTSDALE
WATER WAS THE FIRST TO RECEIVE
AN ADVANCED WATER PURE FIX
PERMIT IN ARIZONA AND THE FIRST
TO LAUNCH A CITIZEN WATER
ACADEMY.
HE LEADS THE VISION OF WATER
SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH
STEWARDSHIP, INNOVATION AND
PEOPLE.
WAY TO GO, BRIAN.
AND OUR NO. ONE FAST FIVE SPOT
GOES TO OUR DEDICATED PARK STAFF
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM STREETS
DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY
PERSONNEL.
A MICROBURST IN MCCORMICK RANCH
EARLIER THIS MONTH CAUSED
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO OUR PARKS
AND TREES.
MOUNTAINVIEW, ROTARY AND
COMMANCHE PARKS WERE HIT THE
HARDEST.
AREAS OUTSIDE THE NORTH YARD
SUFFERED DAMAGE.
MULTIPLE CREWS WORKED OVERNIGHT
TO CLEAR OUR ROADWAYS FOR EARLY
MORNING RUSH HOUR AND SPENT THE
DAY WORKING TO REMOVE DAMAGED
TREES AND CLEAR PATHWAYS.
THE RESTER DIDN'T GO UNNOTICED
BY RESIDENTS.
MANY CHIMED IN ON SOCIAL MEDIAD
TO EXPRESS THANKS AND SHOW THEIR
SUPPORT.
AND THAT'S OUR FAST FIVE FOR
AUGUST.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
>> Mayor Ortega: THANK YOU,
EXCELLENT.
DURING TONIGHT'S MEETING, THE
COUNCIL MAY MAKE A MOTION TO
RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO
APPLICABLE ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
IF AUTHORIZED BY THE COUNCIL,
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE
HELD IMMEDIATELY AND WILL NOT BE
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
THE PUBLIC MEETING WILL RESUME
FOLLOWING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
PER OUR COUNCIL RULES OF
PROCEDURE, CITIZENS ATTENDING
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS SHALL
OBSERVE THE SAME RULES OF ORDER
AND DECORUM APPLICABLE TO
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND CITY
STAFF.
UNAUTHORIZED REMARKS OR
DEMONSTRATIONS FROM THE
AUDIENCE, SUCH AS APPLAUSE,
STAMPING OF FEET, WHISTLES,
BOOS, YELLS, AND/OR OTHER
DEMONSTRATIONS SHALL NOT BE
PERMITTED.
VIOLATION OF THESE RULES COULD
RESULT IN REMOVAL FROM THE
MEETING BY SECURITY STAFF.
ADDITIONALLY, THE COUNCIL
RECENTLY UPDATED ITS COUNCIL
RULES.
COUNCILMEMBERS SHALL NOT SEND
ANY ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
WHILE ATTENDING PUBLIC COUNCIL
MEETINGS OR EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
ONLY ELECTRONIC DEVICES SUPPLIED
BY THE CITY AND APPROVED FOR USE
DURING COUNCIL MEETINGS MAY BE
USED DURING THE COUNCIL MEETINGS
FOR NONCOMMUNICATIVE PURPOSES,
SUCH AS REFERENCING MEETING
ALL OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES
MUST BE STORED ELSEWHERE DURING
COUNCIL MEETINGS.
THE NEXT PORTION OF OUR AGENDA
IS PUBLIC COMMENT.
PUBLIC COMMENT IS RESERVED FOR
SCOTTSDALE CITIZENS, BUSINESS
OWNERS, AND/OR PROPERTY OWNERS
TO COMMENT ON NON-AGENDIZED
ITEMS THAT ARE WITHIN THE
COUNCIL'S JURISDICTION.
ADVOCACY FOR OR AGAINST A
CANDIDATE OR BALLOT MEASURE
DURING A COUNCIL MEETING IS NOT
ALLOWED PURSUANT TO STATE LAW
AND IS THEREFORE NOT DEEMED TO
BE WITHIN THE COUNCIL'S
JURISDICTION.
NO OFFICIAL COUNCIL ACTION CAN
BE TAKEN ON THESE ITEMS AND
SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO THREE
MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON A
NON-AGENDIZED OR AGENDIZED
TOPIC, PLEASE SEE THE CITY
CLERK.
THEN I WILL ANNOUNCE YOUR NAME
AND YOU WOULD COME FORWARD.
I HAVE A LISTING OF THREE AT
THIS TIME.
SO I WILL OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT.
OUR FIRST TWO ARE SHARON DEE
SHIFFOWA AND JASON AND STEPHANIE
ALLEN.
IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD,
SHARON, A PERCENT AND SPEAK AT E
MICROPHONE TO MY LEFT, AND
YOU'LL SEE A TIMER THERE
AVAILABLE FOR YOU.
>> OKAY.
MY NAME IS SHARON SHIFFAUER.
THIS IS MY SON CHARLES.
MY HOME ADDRESS IS 7524 EAST
CACTUS RUN IN SCOTTSDALE, 85250.
I'LL SPEAK FROM MY PHONE HERE.
WE ARE HERE TODAY TO SUBMIT 209
SIGNATURES THAT CHARLES
COLLECTED IN SUPPORT OF ROAD
DIETS AND ROAD STUDIES.
WHAT WE HAVE FOUND BY
COMMUNICATING WITH OUR NEIGHBORS
IS THAT WALKERS WANT THEIR PATHS
WIDENED AS IN THE CASE OF
MCCORMICK RANCH AND IN REFERENCE
TO THOSE SIGNATURES THAT WERE
SUBMITTED ON FEBRUARY 20.
THE PATHS ARE VERY NARROW IN
MCCORMICK RANCH.
AND SO CYCLISTS WOULD PREFER TO
BE ON THE STREET BUT OUR STREETS
A NEED TO BE SAFER.
CHARLES IS A BICYCLE COMMUTER TO
SCHOOL AND MY HUSBAND COMMUTES
TO WORK ON HIS BIKE, RAIN OR
SHINE WE ARE A YEAR-ROUND BUY
CYCLE FAMILY.
THE BICYCLE INDUSTRY HAS
COMPLETELY CHANGED ESPECIALLY
SINCE COVID.
IN THE PAST IF YOU WERE ON A
BIKE YOU WERE PROBABLY BROKE
WITH A DUI, RIGHT?
IT IS ANTI-BIKE COWARDICE
MENTALITY REALLY ANTIQUATED AND
IGNORANT.
LET'S BRING IT UP TO SPEED WITH
HARD DATA.
ACCORDING TO PARAK MacMILLAN,
A BIKE SHOP IN SCOTTSDALE, THE
AVERAGE COST OF A ROAD BIKE IN
HIS SHOP IS $8,000.
WHEN YOU THROW IN ACCESSORIES
LIKE A HELMET, CLOTHES, LIGHTS,
HEART MONITOR, YOU'RE UP TO
$1,500.
ANNUAL SERVICE COSTS LIKE TIRES,
TUBES AND MAINTENANCE IS ABOUT
500 COLLARS A YEAR.
SIX OF HIS CLIENTS ARE
BILLIONAIRES, HE IS OVER 100DECA
MILLIONAIRES AS BIKE CLIENTS.
BIKE SHOPS IN SCOTTSDALE BRING
OVER 300 MILLION A YEAR IN GROSS
REVENUE AND E BIKES ARE
COMPLETELY TAKING OVER THE
MARKET.
BY 2030 ANNUAL E-BIKE SASALES
WILL BE OVER $7 BILLION.
2 MILLION MORE BIKES ON THE ROAD
EVERY YEAR.
NOR E BIKES ARE BEING SOLD THAN
CARS AND THIS EXPLOSION IS NOT
GOING AWAY.
WE NEED TO EXPAND ACCESS, NOT
MINIMIZE IT.
I HOPE EVERYONE RUNNING FOR
OFFICE IS LISTENING BECAUSE WE
HAVE BEEN A QUIET MAJORITY FOR
WAY TOO LONG.
WE HAVE OUR OWN LANCE ARMSTRONG
RIGHT HERE IN SCOTTSDALE, I
DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THAT.
HE INTERNATIONAL CELEBRITY
CYCLIST, BRANDON McNULTY, HE
LIVES HERE AND JUST WON A VOL TA
TWO DAYS AGO, THAT'S LIKE THE
TOUR DE FRANCE OF SPAIN.
SO THERE'S NO REASON WHY
SCOTTSDALE CANNOT BE A WORLD
CLASS CYCLING DESTINATION.
I HOPE THAT ONE DAY YOU DO
FINISH THOMAS AS PROMISED
BECAUSE WE ARE ANGRY TOO AND WE
ARE MOBILIZING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, MAYOR
AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
>> Mayor Ortega: THANK YOU.
IF YOU COULD STAY THERE.
WE DO ACKNOWLEGE WE RECEIVED A
PETITION, AND ALSO I HAVE A
REQUEST FROM COUNCILWOMAN
WHITEHEAD.
>> Councilmember Whitehead: I
WANT TO THANK YOUR SON FOR
RIDING HIS BIKE TO SCHOOL.
MY KIDS TWO OUT OF THREE DID
THIS.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY COOL.
>> THAT PETITION THAT CAME OUT
IN FEBRUARY THAT SAID THERE WERE
ANGRY RESIDENTS.
I SAID THAT CAN'T BE TRUE.
CHARLES IMMEDIATELY SAID, DAD,
MAKE A PETITION, I'M GOING TO
HANG OUT AT AJ'S AND COLLECTING
SIGNATURES, AND I SAID GO, DO 
IT.
AND WHEN WE ENDED UP TALKING TO
SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS IN
MCCORMICK RANCH, THEY WANT THE
PATHS WIDENED, IT IS TOO NARROW
FOR THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC.
EVERY YEAR, THAT TRAFFIC ON
THOSE PATHWAYS ARE GROWING.
GROWING MORE AND MORE AND MORE,
ESPEESPECIALLY E BIKES WHICH ARE
FASTER.
THE WALKERS DON'T LIKE THAT
BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS GET
FRIGHTENED.
WE WANT TO FIND A BALANCE WHERE
EVERYONE CAN USE THE PATHS.
>> Mayor Ortega: THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE JASON AND STEPHANIE
ALLEN.
AND THEN STEVEN ALLEN SUTTON.
>> HELLO, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL
MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU
TODAY.
I'M HERE AT THE REQUEST OF MY
NEIGHBORS TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF
OUR SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD WITHIN
AREA.
SPECIFICALLY THE NEIGHBORS
RESIDING TWO JOE MAX AND
PINNACLE VISTA TO THE SOUTH AND
NORTH.
5976TH AND 77TH STREET TO THE
WEST AND EAST.
WE ARE PASSIONATELY OPPOSED TO
THE CREATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD
TRAILS AS THEY'RE CALLED THROUGH
OUR PROPERTIES.
I KNOW YOU'VE SEEN E-MAILS FROM
SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS TO SHOW YOU
JUST HOW PASSIONATE THEY ARE
ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC.
THIS PORTION OF DESERT FOOT
FOOTHILLS COMPRISED OF 11
HOUSES, 10 OF US HAVE SIGNED THE
PETITION, PASSIONATELY OPPOSED
TO THE CREATION OF TEN FOOT WIDE
TRAILS THROUGH OUR PROPERTIES.
DESTROYING THE NATURAL
LANDSCAPING AND BURNING THE
PROPERTY OWNERS WITH THE
OBLIGATION TO MAINTAIN THESE
TRAILS.
THE PROJECT IS A 4-FOOT WIDE
TRAIL WITH 3 FEET OF CLEAR
VEGETATION ON EITHER SIDE.
EFFECTIVELY A 10-FOOT SCAR CUT
THROUGH OUR PROPERTIES.
AND OUR COMMUNICATION WITH
PROJECT MANAGERS AND IN OUR
PETITION, WE SHOW CLEAR GRAPHIC
EVIDENCE THAT THE EXISTING
TRAILS IN THE BROADER AREA
AROUND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ARE
UNUSED.
AND THEREFORE UNWANTED.
TRAIL MARKERS AMIDST OVERGROWN
VEGETATION ARE ALL THAT REMAIN
OF TRAILS CREATED ALONGSIDE 76TH
STREET AND JOE MAX ROAD.
IN OUR PETITION, YOU'LL SEE
THOSE PHOTOS.
THESE TRAILS RETURN TO THE WILD
AS THEY WERE NOT USED.
THERE IS NO COMMUNITY UPROAR
FROM MY NEIGHBORHOOD TO
REESTABLISH THESE TRAILS.
OUR PHOTOS ALSO SHOW WHEN THE
TRAILS OR EVEN PAID SIDEWALKS
ARE PRESENT IN THE AREA, PEOPLE
STILL PREFER TO WALK ON THE R
ROADS.
LIKE THE SOLID FOOTING AND THE
ABILITY TO ACTUALLY WALK BESIDE
ONE ANOTHER, AND TALK WHILE
THEY'RE OUT ENJOYING THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHILE THE TRAILS IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD MAY HAVE BEEN
CREATED WITH THE BEST
INTENTIONS, THE LACK OF USE
CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THAT THEY
MISSED THEIR INTENDED PURPOSE.
AS SOMEONE WHO REGULARLY USES
SCOTTSDALE'S PRIMARY AND
SECONDARY TRAIL SYSTEM, I CAN
TELL YOU PERSONALLY, I
APPRECIATE THEM AND THINK
THEY'RE AN A ETTE TO THE CITY.
HOWEVER, THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAIL
SYSTEM IN THE DESERT FOOTHILLS
AREA IS CLEARLY MISSING ITS
INTENDED OBJECTIVE.
IN CLOSING, I WANT TO LEAVE YOU
WITH THREE POINTS.
CREATING MORE TRAILS IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD IS AN IRRESPONSIBLE
WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY TO
EXPAND A PROJECT IN AN AREA
WHERE IT IS PROVEN FAILURE.
PLEASE REFER TO THE PHOTOS AND
YOU WILL SEE WHAT I'M TALKING
ABOUT.
NOBODY IS CALLING ON CITY
COUNCIL TO ADDRESS THESE CURRENT
TRAILS THAT HAVE RETURNED TO THE
WILD.
SECOND POINT, IT WILL
UNNECESSARILY DAMAGE OUR NATURAL
DESERT LANDSCAPING THROUGH OUR
PROPERTIES.
AND WE EXPECT IT WILL TAKE ABOUT
FIVE YEARS TO RETURN TO THE WILD
AS WE HAVE SEEN THE PREVIOUS
TRAILS DO.
FURTHER, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD DOES-N
THE CHAIN CONNECTING ANY OTHER
TRAIL SYSTEMS.
THESE TRAILS ARE DEAD ENDS, AND
ONLY SERVE THE BENEFIT OF THE
HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE TELLING YOU
THAT THEY DON'T WANT THEM.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> Mayor Ortega: EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU.
ALLENES.
WE HAVE A COMMENT, A REQUEST
FROM COUNCIL MEMBER DURHAM.
>> Councilmember Durham: THANK
YOU, MAYOR.
WHY I'VE SEEN SOME OF THESE
TRAILS, I'VE SEEN THE MARKERS.
WOULD THE NEW TRAILS BE PAVED OR
IS THIS JUST SORT OF
CONTINUATION OF WHAT WE HAVE
NOW, KIND OF A DIRT PATH.
>> IT'S A CONTINUATION OF WHAT
WE HAVE NOW IN THE PROJECT PLAN,
THEY CARVE FOUR FEET AND PUT
DOWN A COMPACTED BASE, WHICH IS
JUST DECOMPOSED GRANITE AND
CLEAR THE BUSHES ON THE THREE
FEET OF EITHER SIDE.
SO MUCH OF THE CACTUS, ANYTHING
THAT RESEMBLES A BUSH CLOSE BY
GETS WIPED OUT.
>> Councilmember Durham: THANK
YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
>> Mayor Ortega: THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Mayor Ortega: NEXT WE HAVE
STEVEN ALLEN SUTTON.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ORTEGA,
VICE MAYOR GRAHAM AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS STEVEN SUTTON.
I LIVE AT 6637 NORTH 81st
STREET.
HAYDEN STATES AREA NEAR LINCOLN
AND HAYDEN ROAD.
LIKE TO GIVE MORE CONTEXT IN MY
COMMENTS TONIGHT IN THAT I'M A
NATIVE OF THE VALLEY.
A GRADUATE OF SCOTTSDALE HIGH
SCHOOL, I'VE LIVED 40 OF MY 65
YEARS IN SCOTTSDALE ON AND OFF
SINCE 1966.
SO I'VE SEEN A LOT HAPPEN IN THE
CITY OVER THAT TIME.
INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF THIS
BUILDING.
I'M HERE BECAUSE I WANT TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT A USAGE ISSUE AND A
PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.
AND THAT IS IN REGARD TO THE
SCOTTSDALE CHAPARRAL DOG PARK,
OF WHICH THERE WILL BE A MEETING
TOMORROW AT THE PARKS AND
RECREATION CONFERENCE ROOM ABOUT
THIS ISSUE.
BUT I WANTED TO MEET THE COUNCIL
AS I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A CITY
COUNCIL MEETING IN ALL THE TIME
I'VE BEEN HERE.
ALTHOUGH I DID ONCE HAVE THE
MAYOR AS MY GOVERNMENT TEACHER
AT SCOTTSDALE HIGH SCHOOL.
THAT WAS MAYOR JENKINS.
SEVERAL DOG PARK, IS THE BEST
DOG PARK IN THE VALLEY, AND IT'S
SERVED US WELL SINCE IT WAS
BUILT.
BUT IT IS DEFINITELY IN NEED OF
SOME IMPROVEMENT BOTH IN RULES
AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
I WANT TO ADDRESS THE PUBLIC
SAFETY FIRST BECAUSE THAT'S THE
MOST IMPORTANT THING I'M THERE
MORNINGS, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY,
SOMETIMES ON THE WEEKENDS EARLY.
PROBABLY THE BEST AND MOST
TRANQUIL TIME TO BE THERE I
OBSERVE ON A WEEKLY BASIS
ALTERCATIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS
AND DOGS BEING INJURED.
I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD A SMALL
DOG THAT SOMEONE REFUSED TO
REIGN IN THEIR DOG AND IT WAS
ATTACKED, AND WHEN ASKED NICELY
TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, FROM
THIS MUCH YOUNGER AND MUCH
LARGER MAN, THOUGHT I WAS GOING
TO BE INVOLVED IN A PHYSICAL
ALTERCATION, HE IMMEDIATELY
BECAME HOSTILE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT THE
CITY START THINKING ABOUT
POSSIBLY PUTTING SOME VIDEO
SURVEILLANCE IN THAT AREA SO
THAT IF INCIDENTS DO HAPPEN,
THERE MIGHT BE SOME PROTECTION
IN THE WAY OF EVIDENCE OF IT.
I'LL ADDRESS ALL THE USAGE
ISSUES TOMORROW IN DEPTH, BUT
THE MAIN ISSUE HERE IS THOSE
PARKS ARE GETTING TO BE TOO
SMALL WITH ALL THE APARTMENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT WE'LL HAVE
MORE AND MORE DOGS IN HERE,
THESE PEOPLE IN APARTMENTS DO
NOT HAVE BACKYARDS AND IT MIGHT
BE TIME TO CONSIDER CREATING AN
ADDITION TO THAT PARK BY MAYBE
TAKING AWAY ONE OF THOSE
SOFTBALL FIELDS NEXT TO IT OR
POSSIBLY IN THE AREA BETWEEN
CAMELBACK AND CHAPARRAL WHERE WE
HAVE A PARK WHICH SEEMS TO GET
VERY LITTLE USAGE.
IN CLOSING, I WANT TO SAY THAT
THERE'S QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WHO
FEEL LIKE I DO, MOST OF THEM
WILL BE AT THE MEETING TOMORROW
NIGHT.
I THINK YOU'LL BE HEARING ABOUT
THIS AGAIN VERY SOON.
THANK YOU.
>> Mayor Ortega: THANK YOU,
STEVEN.
AT THIS POINT, I WILL CLOSE
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THOSE WHO
PRESENTED PETITIONS, YOU KNOW
THERE'S A FURTHER AXILLARY IN
THE MEETING.
NEXT WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE
MINUTES.
ANY REQUESTS FOR REVISIONS?
I REQUEST A MOTION TO APPROVE
THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
JUSTIFY JUNE 4, 2024.
ALSO, THE SPECIAL MEETING
MINUTES OF JUNE 18, 2024, AND
FINALLY, THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
MINUTES OF JUNE 18, 2024.
>> SO MOVED.
>> SECOND.
>> Mayor Ortega: A MOTION AND
SECOND.
PLEASE REGISTER YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU, IT'S UNANIMOUS.
NEXT WE MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT
AGENDA ITEMS.
THAT'S ITEMS 1 THROUGH 21A.
ALSO FOR THE RECORD, I WOULD
POINT OUT THAT THE AGENDA WAS
AMENDED ON AUGUST 14, AND ITEM
NO. 21A, IT'S A SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT, THAT WAS ADDED TO THE
AGENDA THAT YOU SEE TODAY.
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO -- WHO MAY
HAVE QUESTIONS TO PRESENT THEM.
WE ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE PUBLIC TO COME FORWARD WITH
ANY COMMENTS AND THEREFORE AT
THIS POINT I WOULD OPEN PUBLIC
COMMENT.
I NOTICE THERE IS ONE SPEAKER,
LEE COTILE COMING FORWARD.
HE WISHES TO SPEAK ABOUT ITEM
NO. 21.
>> MAYOR, I WAS -- I WAS GOING
TO CALL TO PULL THAT FROM THE
AGENDA, FROM PRINT AND SEND.
>> Mayor Ortega: WE'LL HEAR
PUBLIC COMMENT NOW I'LL BE
GETTING TO THAT NEXT.
>> Vice Mayor Graham: VERY GOOD.
>> Mayor Ortega: COME RIGHT UP.
>> MY NAME IS LEE COUGHTILE.
MY ADDRESS IS ON FILE.
I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT AGENDA
ITEM 21 THAT IS GOING REVISE THE
CITY CODE AS FAR AS URBAN
CAMPING IS CONCERNED.
READING THE REVISION AND BEING
AWARE OF THE RECENT SUPREME
COURT RULING ON GRANTS PASS, AND
JUST GENERALLY BEING PASSIONATE,
YOU'VE HEARD ME GET UP HERE
PLENTY OF TIMES ABOUT TOPICS
REGARDING HOMELESSNESS, I DON'T
SEE THE NEED FOR THE CITY TO
MAKE THIS CHANGE TO OUR RULES,
AS WE HAVE DISCUSSED BEFORE AT
OUR POINT IN TIME, THERE WAS 85
INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED AS
HOMELESS WITHIN THE CITY BOR
BORDERS, AND BASICALLY WE HAVE
THE TOOLS CURRENTLY.
I THINK THE CURRENT RULE WHICH
SAYS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO
PROVIDE SOME SORT OF HELP TO GET
THEM TO SOME SORT OF SHELTER,
RATHER THAN TREATING THEM AS
CRIMINAL, TREATING PEOPLE AS
CRIMINALS FOR NOT HAVING HOUSING
IS A GOOD POLICY, AND BASICALLY
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
I GOT THAT ON THE RECORD, YOU
KNOW, THAT NOTHING IS REALLY
CHANGED, I DON'T SEE THE NEED
FOR THIS.
THERE ISN'T AN OVERWHELMING
PROBLEM, AND AS -- AS YOU
YOURSELF MAYOR HAVE MENTIONED,
IF YOU'RE LIVING IN SCOTTSDALE,
YOU ARE A CITIZEN OF SCOTTSDALE,
I THINK OUR LEAST FORTUNATE
DESERVE THE MOST COMPASSION THAT
WE CAN AND NOT TO CRIMINALIZE
THEIR EXISTENCE.
THAT'S IT, THANK YOU.
>> Mayor Ortega: WELL, THANK
YOU, LEE.
YOU STILL HAVE A MINUTE AND A
HALF.
WAIT, WAIT.
SO WE WILL -- WE HAD A REQUEST
FROM VICE MAYOR TO HAVE THE ITEM
HEARD, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER
THOUGHTS, YOU WILL HAVE A
CHANCE.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL PULL THAT.
>> Vice Mayor Graham: MAYBE NOT.
I CHANGED MY MIND.
>> Mayor Ortega: THANK YOU, SIR
VERY MUCH, AND THEN THERE MAY BE
A QUESTION FROM A COUNCIL.
VICE MAYOR GRAHAM, TO STAFF.
>> Vice Mayor Graham: CORRECT.
I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT ITEM 14,
BUT NOT 21.
>> Mayor Ortega: OKAY.
>> WELL, THANK YOU ALL.
>> Mayor Ortega: AND
COUNCILWOMAN JANIK.
>> Councilmember Janik: THANK
YOU, MAYOR.
I WOULD LIKE SOME MORE
INFORMATION ON ITEM NO. 10, THE
SHEA BOULEVARD INTERSECTION
IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT
OUR COMMUNITY KNOWS THERE WILL
BE SIGNIFICANT ROAD
CONSTRUCTION.
I WOULD LIKE THE PRESENTATION,
THANK YOU.
>> Mayor Ortega: AND TO BE
CLEAR, YOU WANTED PRESENTATION
ON NO. 14.
OR DID YOU JUST HAVE A QUESTION.
>> Vice Mayor Graham: AN
ABRIDGED PRESENTATION, I HAD A
COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS.
>> Mayor Ortega: YOU'RE NOT
REQUESTING IT ON REGULAR AGENDA.
>> Vice Mayor Graham: I DON'T
THINK SO.
>> Mayor Ortega: PLEASE STEP
FORWARD AND -- TO ANSWER VICE
MAYOR'S QUESTIONS, REGARDING
ITEM NO. 14, WHICH HAS TO DO
WITH PUBLIC UTILITIES,
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK.
>> Vice Mayor Graham: WE ARE OUT
OF ORDER.
COUNCIL MEMBER JANIK WAS NO. 10.
FIRST.
>> Vice Mayor Graham: THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING.
VERY QUICKLY ABOUT ITEM NO. 14,
THIS HAS TO -- I'LL READ THE
GRAVITY SEWER TOURNAMENT PLAYERS
CLUB GOLF COURSE TO NORTH PU
PUMPBACK STATION PROJECT,
CONSTRUCTION PHASE CONTRACT
MODIFICATION.
I JUST WANTED TO GET IT ON THE
RECORD, ARE WE -- THIS IS ABOUT
THE SEWER LINE IN NORTH
SCOTTSDALE, ARE WE ADDING TO IT
OR JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S
BENEFIT, ARE WE JUST CHOOSING A
VENDOR HERE AND AUTHORIZING THAT
THERE'S NO ADDITION TO THE
PROJECT SCOPE, THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, VICE
MAYOR GRAHAM, THAT IS CORRECT.
WE ARE NOT ADDING ANY FUNDS TO
THE PROJECT, WE ARE AWARDING THE
GMP NO. 3 WITHIN THE EXISTING%
FUNDING THAT WE HAVE ON THIS
PROJECT NOW.
>> Vice Mayor Graham: JUST
WANTED TO ASK IT AND HEAR IT,
THANK YOU, ALISON.
MAYOR, THANK YOU.
>> Mayor Ortega: THANK YOU, NOW
WE WILL GO TO ITEM NO.
>> Councilmember Durham: CAN I
úASK A QUESTION ON THAT.
>> Mayor Ortega: SAME SUBJECT.
>> Councilmember Durham: SAME
SUBJECT.
ALISON, WHERE DID YOU  GO.
>> RIGHT HERE.
>> Councilmember Durham: JUST TO
CLARIFY, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT WE GET REIMBURSED FOR
EXPENSE ON YOUR SEWER LINE THAT
PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE
MOVING INTO THAT TERRITORY AND
USING THAT TERRITORY WILL HAVE
TO REIMBURSE US FOR THESE
EXPENSES.
IS THAT RIGHT?
>> MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS,
COUNCIL MEMBER DURHAM, THAT IS
CORRECT FOR THAT PORTION OF THE
PROJECT THAT IS THE IIP P, THE
INFRASTRUCTURE PORTION OF THE
PROJECT.
WE DO GET PAYBACKS ON THAT.
>> Councilmember Durham: OKAY.
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
THANK YOU.
>> Mayor Ortega: THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, ALISON.
WE WOULD NOW MOVE TO ITEM 10,
PERTAINING TO THE CIRCULATION
ELEMENT AND COUNCIL WOMAN JANIK.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
>> Councilmember Janik: THANK
YOU.
I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THE
INTERSECTIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED.
IF THERE WILL BE THROUGH TRAFFIC
AT THOSE INTERSECTIONS, ABOUT
HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE,
JUST GENERAL INFORMATION BECAUSE
I THINK IT'S A VERY BUSY ROAD
AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE
PUBLIC IS AWARE THAT THIS WORK
WILL BE GOING ON.
SO THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
THIS IS ITEM NO. 10 THE
CONSTRUCTION BID AWARD FOR THE
SHEA BOULEVARD INTERSECTION
IMPROVEMENTS, LOOP 101 TO 136TH
STREET.
AND IT'S TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION
TO AWARD THE CONSTRUCTION BID
AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF 3,243,450
TO AJP ELECTRIC.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THIS IS JUST AN OVERALL MAP THAT
SHOWS THE FOUR INTERSECTIONS,
THE FOUR AREAS THAT THE PROJECT
COVERS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
OKAY, THIS IS A DESCRIPTION OF
THE WORK THAT'S OCCURRING AT
EACH OF THE LOCATIONS.
AT VIA LINDA WE ARE ADDING TURN
LANES, NEW SIDEWALKS, CURB AND
GUTTER, PAVING, RESTRIPING AND
NEW TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
AT 110TH STREET, DRAINAGE
IMPROVEMENTS, ADDITIONAL TURN
LANES, NEW SIDEWALKS, CURB AND
GUTTER, PAVING, RESTRIPING AND
NEW TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
FROM 112TH STREET TO 114TH
STREET, DOING ADDITIONAL TURN
LANES, NEW SIDEWALKS, CURB AND
GUTTER, EXISTING UNDER-PATH AND
PATHWAY UNDERPASS AND PATHWAY
UPGRADES, PAVING, RESTRIPING AND
NEW TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND AT 136TH
STREET, DOING ADDITIONAL TURN
LANES, NEW SIDEWALKS, CURB AND
GUTTER, PAVING, RESTRIPING AND
NEW TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
AND PRIMARILY THIS PROJECT, THE
INTENT IS TO IMPROVE THE
EFFICIENCY OF THIS VERY BUSY
CORRIDOR AND BY DOING THAT, THE
TURN LANE IMPROVEMENTS WILL
IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY.
ADDITIONALLY, THE CONSTRUCTION
IS SCHEDULED FOR ABOUT 180 DAYS.
WE DO HAVE A MORATORIUM IN PLACE
ON SHEA BOULEVARD FROM THE END
OF NOVEMBER THROUGH THE END OF
MARCH.
THE 136TH STREET LOCATION DOES
NOT FALL WITHIN THAT MORATORIUM.
THE MORATORIUM IS FROM
SCOTTSDALE TO FRANK LLOYD
WRIGHT.
THE OTHER THREE LOCATIONS WILL
OCCUR BEYOND THE MORATORIUM.
THOSE WILL START CONSTRUCTION
LATE MARCH, EARLY APRIL, SO
136TH STREET WILL BE THE FIRST
LOCATION TO START CONSTRUCTION.
>> Councilmember Janik: WILL THE
LANES BE SHUT DOWN WITH DETOURS
OR WILL YOU STILL HAVE A COUPLE
OF LANES THAT ALLOW THROUGH
TRAFFIC?
>> YES, WE WILL HAVE TRAFFIC
BARRICADES AND WE WILL BE
ALLOWING THROUGH TRAFFIC AS WE
ARE ABLE.
>> Councilmember Janik: THANK
YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.
>> Mayor Ortega: THANK YOU.
SO TO BE CLEAR, ON OUR CONSENT
AGENDA ITEMS, 1 THROUGH 21A, WE
HAD ONE REQUEST TO SPEAK, AND
THEREFORE I CLOSED THE PUBLIC
COMMENT, I'M OPEN TO --
QUESTIONS WERE ASKED AND
ANSWERED, I'M OPEN TO THE MOTION
ON COUNTRY SENT AGENDA ITEMS
21A.
>> I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT ITEMS 1
THROUGH -- APPROVE, SORRY,
21A -- DID I MISUNDERSTAND, I
THOUGHT YOU WANTED ONE OF THEM
BULLED.
>> Vice Mayor Graham: I THOUGHT
ABOUT IT, BUT HEADER SOME
TESTIMONY AND WITHDREW IT.
>> Councilmember Janik: THANK
YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
>> SECOND.
>> Mayor Ortega: THANK YOU, WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, I
HAVE COUNCILWOMAN CAPUTI WISHING
TO SPEAK.
>> Councilmemeber Caputi: SORRY,
JUST WANTED TO MAKE ONE FOLLOW
UP COMMENT ON THE CASE THAT WE
JUST SAW.
CONSTRUCTION IS PAINFUL, BUT I
THINK ACTUALLY WOW, CAUSE FOR
CELEBRATION, WE ARE ADDING
LANES.
ADDING LAYS, ADDING LANES, THIS
IS GOING TO BE FANTASTIC SHEA
BOULEVARD IS A VERY BUSY ROAD,
WE GET MOST OF THE COMMENTS
ABOUT SHAI.
I WANT TO CELEBRATE THE CITY FOR
BEING PROACTIVE AND USING LANES
WHERE THEY ARE MOST NEEDED.
SO THANK YOU.
>> Mayor Ortega: THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
I ALSO WANT TO COMMENT ON ITEM
NO. 18, WHICH HAS TO DO WITH OUR
POLICE DEPARTMENT,
CONGRATULATIONS ON GAINING THAT
GRANT AND IMPROVING OUR DISPATCH
FOR OUR SAFETY.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU, WE ARE UNANIMOUS.
MOVING ON.
WE HAVE OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEM
NO., 22, COSANTI COMMONS, CASE
NO. 2GP20236ZN-2023, AND 3-
3-DA-2023.
THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A
CONTINUE WAS TO DECEMBER 23
COUNCIL MEETING.
THIS IS THE APPLICANT'S SECOND
CONTINUANCE REQUEST.
THEREFORE THE CONTINUANCE IS NOT
GRANTED AS A MATTER OF RIGHT.
THE COUNCIL MAY VOTE TO APPROVE
THE SECOND CONTINUANCE REQUEST
OR MAY ELECT FOR THE CASE TO BE
PRESENTED THIS EVENING.
I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR BRIEFLY
FROM THE APPLICANT ON THE
CONTINUANCE REQUEST.
PLEASE STEP FORWARD.
WE ALSO AT THIS POINT -- WE ALSO
WANT CASEY POSLER, OUR SENIOR
PLANNER DISCUSS THE PROJECT.
MY NOTES SAY THAT, BUT PERHAPS
YOU CAN WALK US THROUGH IT.
>> MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF
THE COUNCIL, JOHN BERRY, 6750
EAST CAMELBACK ROAD.
FIRST OFF, ARE THERE ANY
REQUESTS FROM THE PUBLIC TO
SPEAK ON THIS ITEM?
>> Mayor Ortega: I BELIEVE -- I
DO NOT SEE ANY REQUESTS.
>> THANK YOU.
MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL,
THIS IS OUR SECOND REQUEST FOR A
CONTINUANCE, AND I THINK JUST TO
GIVE YOU A LITTLE INSIGHT TO THE
RATIONALE.
FOR THE CONTINUANCE.
I THINK THE COUNCIL RECOGNIZES
THAT IN TERMS OF PUBLIC AND
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SUMMERTIME
IS NOT THE OPTIMAL TIME TO
ENGAGE IN THAT AND THE CAPABLE
HAS SEEN THAT WITH SOME OF   THE
OTHER CASES THAT HAVE COME
FORWARD IN THE PAST.
IN FACT, YOU'VE CHANGED YOUR
RECOMMENDED COMMUNITY OUTREACH
GUIDELINES AS A RESULT OF THAT.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE OUR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND THE
SUMMERTIME WAS AND IS A BAD TIME
OR DIFFICULT TIME TO COMPLETE
THAT OR DO THAT.
ADDITIONALLY THE SECOND REASON
IS THAT LIKE MANY PEOPLE IN
AMERICA, WE ARE WAITING TO SEE
WHAT THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS
GOING TO DO WITH INTEREST RATES
IN SEPTEMBER AND NOVEMBER.
THAT WILL HAVE A REAL IMPACT ON
THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF THIS
PROJECT AND WE DO NOT WANT TO
PROCEED WITH YOUR TIME AND ST
STAFF'S TIME UNTIL WE HAVE A
GREAT DEAL OF CERTAINTY THAT
WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE SAY
WE ARE GOING TO DO IF THE
PROJECT IS APPROVED BY THE
COUNCIL.
SO WITH THAT IN MIND, WE WOULD
VERY MUCH RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A
CONTINUANCE TO THE DECEMBER 3
CITY COUNCIL HEARING TO ALLOW
FULL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AS
WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> Mayor Ortega: OKAY.
I WILL CLARIFY, THERE WAS NO
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLIC TO
SPEAK, I CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE HEARD
FROM THE APPLICANT.
DOES ANYONE ON COUNCIL HAVE A
COMMENT AND THEN I WOULD
ENTERTAIN A MOTION, THE REQUEST
IS FOR A CONTINUANCED TO
DECEMBER 3, 2024 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
GO AHEAD.
>> Councilmember Janik: IS IT
OKAY IF I MAKE A MOTION NOW?
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO
CONTINUE ITEM NO. 22, COSANTI
COMMONS.
60N2023, AND 3DA2023 TO THE
DECEMBER 3, 2024 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
>> Mayor Ortega: SECOND THAT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?
THANK YOU, PLEASE RECORD YOUR
VOTE.
THANK YOU, THAT'S MAN JUST.
WE'LL SEE YOU.
>> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
AT THIS POINT WE WILL TURN TO
PUBLIC COMMENT AGAIN SECOND
OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS AND
RESIDENTS TO STEP FORWARD ON A
NONAGENDIZED ITEM.
I'M TOLD THERE IS NO -- THERE
ARE NO ADDITIONAL REQUESTS FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
THEREFORE, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC
COMMENT WE WILL GET TO OUR
CITIZEN PETITIONS, THAT'S ITEM
NO. 23.
AS YOU HEARD FROM PUBLIC
COMMENT, THERE WERE TWO CITIZEN
PETITIONS, ONE FROM SHARON, AND
HER SON, AND ONE FROM THE AL
ALLENES.
LET'S LOOK AT THE ACTION THAT
WOULD BE REQUIRED THE PETITIONS
WERE DULY SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK
AND THEY'RE AT OUR DESKS HERE,
AND WE COULD TAKE ACTIONS ON
THEM, INDIVIDUALLY IN THREE
DIFFERENT MANNERS.
WOULD WE LIKE A SECOND
PRESENTATION BY ANY OF THE
PETITIONERS?
>> YES, MAYOR, YOU WILL HAVE
THREE OPTIONS WITH THE PETI
PETITIONS.
YOU CAN DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER
TO
AGENDIZE THE PETITION FO
FUTURE DISCUSSION.
DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO
INVESTIGATE THE MATTER AND
PREPARE A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO
THE COUNCIL, WITH A COPY TO THE
PETITIONER; OR TAKE NO ACTION
>> Mayor Ortega: OKAY.
SO I WILL DISCUSS -- I WILL
BRING THESE FORWARD IN THE ORDER
THEY WERE PRESENTED.
AND THE FIRST ONE WAS PERTAINING
TO SUPPORTING ROADWAYS AND ROAD
STUDIES.
THE PETITIONERS CAME FORWARD AND
EXPLAINED THEIR NEEDS.
I SEE VICE MAYOR GRAHAM AND
COUNCILWOMAN WHITEHEAD.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO DISCUSS THE
PARTICULARS OF THE PETITIONS
THEMSELVES.
WE WOULD JUST BE DISCUSSING HOW
WE WOULD DIRECT ACTION.
SOMETIMES I'M USED TO SEEING THE
MOTIONS UP ON THE BOARD, BUT
IT'S OKAY.
SO I'M SEEING VICE MAYOR GRAHAM
AND COUNCILWOMAN WHITEHEAD.
>> Vice Mayor Graham: I'LL MACK
MAKE A MOTION TO DIRECT THE CITY
MANAGER TO INVESTIGATE AND
PROVIDE A RESPONSE IN WRITING.
>> I'LL SECOND THAT.
>> Mayor Ortega: OKAY, A MOTION
AND A SECOND.
FURTHER DISCUSSION?
SEEING NONE.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU.
UNANIMOUS 7-0.
THE NEXT ITEM WAS PRESENTED BY
STEPHANIE ALLEN AND HER HUSBAND,
REGARDING THE REQUEST AND
QUESTIONS AT THE DESERT
FOOTHILLS EXPANSION PROJECT.
COUNCILWOMAN WHITEHEAD.
>> Councilmember Whitehead: I'M
GOING TO ALSO MAKE A MOTION TO
DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO
INVESTIGATE THE MATTER AND
PREPARE A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO
COUNCIL.
IN PARTICULAR ABOUT HOW IT
AFFECTS THE EXISTING TRAILS THAT
MAY NOT BE -- I'D LIKE TO SEE AN
OVERLAY.
THAT'S MY MOTION.
>> I'LL SECOND THAT.
>> Mayor Ortega: THANK YOU.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.
FURTHER DISCUSSION, SEEING NONE,
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU.
UNANIMOUS 7-0.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE CONCLUDED
THE AGENDA ITEMS.
AND THEREFORE, I AM -- I REQUEST
A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> SO MOVED.
>> SECOND.
>> Mayor Ortega: PLEASE RECORD
YOUR VOTE.
MAN JUST, WE ARE ADJOURNED,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HAVE A GREAT EVENING.