05 April 2020

Zoom! 15-Page Agenda > VIRTUAL PLATFORM MESA CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS [2] MON 04.06.2020 @ 5:30 PM

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Council Study Session Meeting Notice: 
To decrease COVID-19 exposure, the City Council Chambers is closed, but public viewing and input on the items are available electronically. Members of the City Council will appear electronically for this meeting, via a video conferencing platform, and the live meeting will be accessible via broadcast and telephonically. 
Because of the current public health emergency, the City Council Chambers is closed for Council Meetings. 
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Roll Call 
1 Review and discuss items on the agenda for the April 6, 2020 regular Council meeting
AGENDAS & MEETINGS DETAILS > Go Here > http://mesa.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
2 Current events summary including meetings and conferences attended
3 Scheduling of meetings
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HERE'S ITEM 5
5 Take action on the following resolutions: 
20-0345 Approving and authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Grant Agreement with the City of Tucson to accept $25,000 in grant funds under the East Valley Drug Enforcement Task Force Program to be used for overtime for the Police Department’s Organized Crime Section. (Citywide) *5-a 
20-0352 Approving and authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Development Agreement for City Share Reimbursement between NexMetro Enclave, LLC, and the City of Mesa for the reimbursement of $112,000 for street improvements that are being required by the City in conjunction with a proposed residential development known as Avilla Enclave, located at 8433 East Guadalupe Road. (District 6) *5-b 
20-0353 Approving and authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Development Agreement for City Share Reimbursement between PPGN-Ray, LLLP and the City of Mesa for the reimbursement of $166,061.50 for street lighting and street improvements that are being required by the City in conjunction with a proposed residential development known as Cadence at Gateway - Crismon Road Phase 3, located at 5931 South Crismon Road. (District 6) *5-c 20-0400 Re-designating and renewing the existing Central Business District as required by Arizona Revised Statute § 42-6209 (F). (Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4) *5-d 
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20-0358 Approving the purchase of, and authorizing the City Manager to enter into contracts for the purchase of (i) up to 15 Megawatts (“MW") of base load electric power and associated energy, for a term of up to 3 years, and (ii) up to 10 MW of peak load electric power and associated energy, for a period of up to 2 years. (Districts 1 and 4) *5-e 
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City of Mesa Page 10 Printed on 4/4/2020 City Council Meeting Agenda - Final April 6, 2020 
20-0387 Approving and authorizing the City Manager to enter into three separate Intergovernmental Agreements (IGAs) with the Flood Control District of Maricopa County for the construction, construction management, operation and maintenance of drainage improvements. (Districts 2 and 5) 
The three proposed IGAs are for the following projects: 
1) Palo Verde Drainage Project - south of Brown Road and east of Power Road (District 5); 
2) Val Vista at the Eastern Canal Drainage Project - north of Main Street and east of the SRP Eastern Canal (District 2); and 
3) Somerset Circle Drainage Project - north of US 60 and east of Higley Road (District 2). 
The Flood Control District of Maricopa County will fund 75% of the project construction costs incurred for each project up to a maximum contribution of $500,000 per project. The City will be responsible for funding the remaining costs.
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