This meeting will be held virtually via a video platform.
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The agenda will be available at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting at: http://mesa.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and in the City Manager’s Office.
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Roll Call
1 Review and discuss items on the agenda for the August 24, 2020 regular Council meeting
BLOGGER NOTE: 44 Items
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NEW 15-PAGE TENTATIVE AGENDA: Mesa City Council Meeting Mon 08.24.2020
City Council Meeting Agenda
Tentative Monday, August 24, 2020
5:45 PM
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION All citizens are permitted and encouraged to speak on agenda items including and preceding “Items from citizens present." . . .
2 Acknowledge receipt of minutes of various boards and committees
2-a 20-0758
Museum and Cultural Advisory Board meeting held on May 28, 2020.
2-b 20-0763
Transportation Advisory Board meeting held on May 19, 2020.
2-c 20-0812
Economic Development Advisory Board meeting held on June 2, 2020.
3 Current events summary including meetings and conferences attended.
4 Scheduling of meetings.
LINK ACCESS TO STUDY SESSION DETAILS
| Meeting Name: | City Council Study Session | Agenda status: | Final |
| Meeting date/time: | 8/20/2020 7:30 AM |
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BLOGGER NOTE: Next Meeting: There will be no meeting in July. The next EDAB meeting will be held on August 4, 2020, 7:30 a.m.
| File #: | 20-0812 |
| Type: | Minutes | Status: | Agenda Ready |
| In control: | City Council Study Session |
| On agenda: | 8/20/2020 |
| Title: | Economic Development Advisory Board meeting held on June 2, 2020. |
| Attachments: | 1. 2020-06-02 City of Mesa EDAB Approved Meeting Minutes |
Office of Economic Development Economic Development Advisory Board VIRTUAL PLATFORM
Council Chambers, 57 E. 1st Street Mesa, AZ 85201 June 2, 2020 7:30 A.M. MEMBERS PRESENT EX-OFFICIO STAFF PRESENT
Natascha Ovando-Karadsheh, Chair
Mayor John Giles (Excused)
William Jabjiniak
Jim Kasselmann, Vice Chair
Chris Brady, City Manager (Excused)
Jaye O’Donnell
Rich Adams
Sally Harrison
David Packard
Brian Campbell
Jeffrey Pitcher
Maribeth Smith
Deb Duvall
Jim Kalberer, on behalf of Dan Olson
Matt Likens
Dominic Perry
Christopher Nickerson
Brad Wilson
GUESTS PRESENT
Jack Sellers, Maricopa County Supervisor
Councilmember Jennifer Duff
4. Election of Chair and Vice Chair for 2020-21
All voting members approved Jim Kasselmann as Chair and Rich Adams as Vice Chair
AYES – Ovando-Karadsheh, Kasselmann, Adams, Campbell, Duvall, Likens, Nickerson, Perry, Wilson
Economic Development Advisory Board Meeting Minutes June 2, 2020
ITEM 5. State Route 24 & Growth in the East Valley
(Pages 2 - 4 of 9 )
Jack Sellers, Maricopa County Supervisor, actually served on the EDAB board in the past before serving on the Chandler City Council. He has just finished a 6-year term on the State Transportation Board, serving his last year as Chair. Current Gilbert Mayor Jenn Daniels will be his replacement on that board representing Maricopa County.
Some extracts:
> Supervisor Sellers has been very involved with the transportation folks in Pinal County as a part of his Board function and has now developed a relationship with the County Supervisors in Pinal County. He will continue to pursue that because the area around Gateway is really impacted by what is going on in Pinal County as well. Pinal County was able to pass a sales tax initiative by a pretty wide margin to help with their funding for those kinds of projects. They are close to getting past all the lawsuits against them for that. They put some money in the bank and we just need to stay in touch with them and work together to resolve these issues.
> Supervisor Sellers stated that conversation has already started with the PIRATE project, . . .Supervisor Sellers stated as he was leaving the State Transportation Board, he was frustrated that he had developed a lot of contacts and a lot of influence in areas that he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to use. When he became a County Supervisor, the other supervisors stated he was the lead guy on transportation issues and he was pleased and excited about that.
> Bill Jabjiniak thanked Supervisor Sellers for his support on the PIRATE project. He stated we’re seeing entitlements along State Route 24 and lot of interest in PIRATE. He just talked to an investor out of Canada on Friday interested in foreign trade zones and access to rail. Think about all the things coming together south of the airport in southeast Mesa and how it is starting to tell a great story. . .
> Supervisor Sellers stated he was notified yesterday of a potential zoning issue at Germann and
Crismon that would allow a neighborhood to be built there. That area is almost out of the noise
contour, although it may still be a concern.
Mr. Jabjiniak stated that would be a concern because SRP has already sited a 230-power line along the
Crismon alignment from just south of Germann north to the 24 and then over to the 202. That line is
critical for our continued growth with the amount of interest we are seeing in southeast Mesa. Do we
really want residential next to a 230 line?
> Chair Ovando-Karadsheh asked Supervisor Sellers, as he has sat on so many different boards and
after everything that has happened over the the past three months, how does he think Arizona and
Maricopa County will fare in their recovery.
Supervisor Sellers felt we will do very well on a recovery. His concern is how we will do in the longer
term. We are in great shape today compared to other metropolitan areas because we had the
leadership 20 years ago that had a plan. He was very concerned about what people will say about him
20 years from now and he is determined to make that more positive before he is done. Right now, we
don’t have a plan for investing in infrastructure to maintain our lifestyle for the growth that we are
seeing. We have been the fastest growing county in the US for three or four years in a row. Our
lifestyle is not sustainable unless we are willing to invest. We have some work to do. . .
6. Mesa CARES Small Business Re-emergence Grant Update
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DEPARTMENT DETAILS FOR CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSIONS AUGUST 2020
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| Type: | City Council Study Session |
| Meeting location: | Council Chambers - Lower Level |
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