18 January 2020

TENTATIVE AGENDA: Mesa City Council Meeting Mon 27 Jan 2020 @ 5:45

Ready? First glance at a jam-packed Tentative Agenda - there are two Mesa City Council Study Sessions scheduled on the Mesa Legistar Calendar with no agendas for either/both of those 'study sessions' released . . .
There's way too much on the one tentative agenda we do have access to at this point in time, 9 days ahead.
NOTE: It's 10 pages printed on 01/16/2020 - 30 items.
Let's break it down at first glance
On Page 10 - the last item is A PUBLIC HEARING
ITEMS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA
Item 9
Conduct a public hearing and take action on the following ordinances adopting modified City-owned utility terms/rates/fees/charges:

19-1056
Conduct a public hearing
on modifications to terms/rates/fees/charges
of City-owned utilities:
Items 9-b through 9-f.
( Item 9-a )
Take a look-and-read brief descriptions farther down with notations of the item and file numbers. 
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ITEMS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA
Item 9
Conduct a public hearing and take action on the following ordinances adopting modified City-owned utility terms/rates/fees/charges:

19-1056
Conduct a public hearing on modifications to terms/rates/fees/charges of City-owned utilities: items 9-b through 9-f.
Item 9-a



20-0032 An ordinance modifying terms/rates/fees/charges for electric utility services. (Districts 1 and 4)
9-b
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20-0034 An ordinance modifying terms/rates/fees/charges for natural gas utility services. (Citywide)
9-c
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20-0035 An ordinance modifying terms/rates/fees/charges for water utility services. Proposed changes include rate modifications for non-residential water utility services, and adjustments for residential usage tiers without increasing the dollar amount per tier. (Citywide)
9-d
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20-0036 An ordinance modifying terms/rates/fees/charges for non-residential wastewater utility services. (Citywide)
9-e
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20-0037 An ordinance modifying terms/rates/fees/charges for solid waste utility services. Proposed changes include bin, roll-off, and commercial barrel service schedule modifications. (Citywide)
9-f
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Why is this item always the last item on City Council Agendas??

ITEM10 Items from citizens present. 
(Maximum of three speakers for three minutes per speaker).

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ACTION ITEM 5
5 Introduction of the following ordinance and setting February 10, 2020 as the date of the public hearing on this ordinance:

20-0073 Amending Title 11, the Zoning Ordinance, of the Mesa City Code,
> by adding Chapter 15: Leisure and Recreation Zone District to Article 2: Base Zone
> by adding the Leisure and Recreation Base Zone to Chapter 3: Designation of Zoning Districts, Zoning Map, and Boundaries to Article 1: Introductory Provisions. (Citywide)
This amendment allows for entitled property to be zoned specifically for either public or private recreational uses as a stand-alone unique zoning district, geared towards parks and open space recreational uses.
Staff Recommendation:  Approval P&Z

Board Recommendation:  Approval
*5-a
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ACTION ITEMS
> 12 Contracts 
Item *3-a  through *3-m
> 4 Resolutions
Item *4-a through *4-d




CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
All citizens are permitted and encouraged to speak on agenda items including and preceding “Items from citizens present.” If you are interested in speaking on such an agenda item, please fill out a blue card in the back of the room and give it to the City Clerk.  When the Council considers the item, you will be called to the podium to provide your comments.
 

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