Selected Items from P&Z Planning Board Meeting 20 July 2016

City of Mesa Planning and Zoning Board - Public Hearing
Meeting Minutes
4:00 pm on Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Blog Note: unfortunately the link on Meetings & Agenda Calendar to view the video of this session has this message: " 404 - File or directory not found.The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. The seven P&Z Planning Board members conduct hearings and make recommendations to the City Council on requests for changes in zoning and on required site plans.
They also consider and recommend changes in the City's long-range plans and in the Municipal Code concerning planning and zoning matters.
Members are appointed for staggered terms of three years.
Meetings are broadcast live on Mesa Channel 11 and rebroadcast the following day at 9am and 7pm.
Staff Contact: John Wesley
480-644-2181 john.wesley@mesaaz.gov
City of Mesa Planning Division
55 N. Center Street
P.O. Box 1466
Mesa, AZ 85211-1466

Chair Michael Clement
Vice Chair Michelle Dahlke
Board members:
Dane Astle
Steve Ikeda
Jessica Sarkissian
Jennifer Duff
Tim Boyle

Consent Agenda - All items listed with an asterisk (*) will be considered as a group by the Board and will be enacted with one motion.  There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Boardmember or citizen requests, in which the item will be removed from the consent agenda, prior to the vote, and considered as a separate item.     
Items on this agenda that must be adopted by ordinance and/or resolution will be on a future City Council agenda. 
Anyone interested in attending the City Council public hearing should call the Planning Division at (480) 644-2385 or review the City Council agendas on the City's website at www.mesaaz.gov to find the agenda on which the item(s) will be placed.

4-b PZ 16181
Z16-023
District 5.
2400 to 2600 blocks of North Greenfield Road (west side).
Located south of McDowell Road on the west side of Greenfield Road (63.59± acres).
Amending ordinance 4839 in order to modify a condition of approval for the PEP zoning and to modify the project narrative associated with zoning case Z08-022. 

This request will allow development of a business park.
City of Mesa, applicant;
City of Mesa, owner.  (PLN2016-00217)
Staff Planner: Andrew Spurgin
Staff Recommendation: Table  ??
Approved (Vote:7-0)
4-c PZ 16179
Z16-030
District 5.
5500 block of East McKellips Road (south side).
Located east of Higley Road and south of McKellips Road.  (4.5± acres). 
Rezoning from RM-2-BIZ-PAD to RSL-2.5-PAD-PAD; Site Plan Review.
This request will allow the development of a single-residential subdivision.
Sandra Welty, SW Land Services, LLC, applicant;
AMM Investments, owner. (PLN2016-00282)                                           
Staff Planner:  Tom Ellsworth
Staff Recommendation:   Approval with Conditions

4-e PZ 16183
Z16-032
District 5.
9700 block of East Brown Road (south side) and 1100 block of North 98th Street (west side). 
Located east of Ellsworth Road on the south side of Brown Road.  (2.03± acres).
Rezone from Maricopa County Rural-43 to City of Mesa RS-43. 
This request will establish City of Mesa zoning on recently annexed property.
City of Mesa, applicant;
Cole Builders, Inc., owner. (PLN2013-00289)
Staff Planner:  Kim Steadman
Staff Recommendation:   Approval with Conditions 
Approved (Vote:7-0)

4-f PZ 16180
Z16-033
District 1.
406 North Val Vista Drive. Located at the northwest corner of Val Vista Drive and University Drive. (2.21± acres).  
Rezoning from RS-9 to NC, and Site Plan Review.
This request will allow for development of a retail commercial center. 
Reese Anderson, Pew & Lake; applicant;
David A. Johnson, owner. (PLN2015-00650)
Staff Planner:  Kim Steadman
Staff Recommendation:   Approval with Conditions 
Approved (Vote:7-0)

5-a PZ 16184
"Sunland Springs Village Unit 10”.
District 6.
The 11400 through 11500 blocks of East Ocaso Ave (south side).
Jeff Giles, applicant
Springs Nine Development, owner. (PLN2016-00366). 
Staff Planner:  Lesley Davis
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions 
Approved (Vote:7-0

5-b PZ 16185
“Sanctuary at Alta Mesa”.
District 5.
5500 block of East McKellips Road (south side).
Located east of Higley Road and south of McKellips Road. 
Sandra Welty, SW Land Services, LLC, applicant;
AMM Investments, owner. (PLN2016-00282).
Companion case to Z16-030.                                           
Staff Planner:  Tom Ellsworth
Staff Recommendation:   Approval with Conditions 
Approved (Vote:7-0)

Another Appointment for the Mayor

Here's a press release from the City of Mesa News Room 07-19-2016 at 11:11:00 AM Mayor John Giles elected to US Conference of Mayors Advisory Board

The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) has elected Mayor John Giles to be a new Advisory Board member for the nonpartisan organization following its 84th Annual meeting in Indianapolis. Approximately 200 mayors from across the country attended the conference, where the local leaders discussed a broad range of policy issues impacting America's cities and their economic health including community policing, gun violence, immigration, job creation, federal investment in America's cities and public-partnerships that drive innovation and efficiency. With more than 85% of people in the United States living in our nation's cities and metro areas, mayors are convinced that despite their geographic location, cities large and small are plagued by many of the same challenges. As a result, Conference leadership is working to ensure that issues impacting urban America are infused in federal policy discussions. The Advisory Board functions in an advisory capacity to the Executive Committee on all matters of policy and program. "We welcome Mayor John Giles as an Advisory Board Member. Mayor Giles brings a wealth of experience to the policy discussion on many key issues including public safety and education," USCM CEO and Executive Director Tom Cochran said. "We look forward to his leadership as mayors around the country lead the charge to make cities more efficient and create Main Street jobs." "I am honored to be elected to the US Conference of Mayors Advisory Board," Mayor John Giles said. "The Conference is a great sounding board for ideas and resource for learning best practices in developing policy and programs in Mesa." The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. There are nearly 1400 such cities in the country today, and each city is represented in the Conference by its chief elected official, the mayor. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/usmayors, or follow us on Instagram at usmayors and on Twitter at twitter.com/usmayors. Mayor's Office for Public Information Contact: Melissa Randazzo Tel. 480-644-3219 melissa.randazzo@mesaaz.gov

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Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 19, 2016
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority Elects Mesa Mayor Giles New Board Chair
Web Link   here    

MESA, Ariz. — City of Mesa Mayor John Giles today was elected chair of the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority. The Airport Authority board elects the chair and other officers from the six board members on an annual basis.Newly appointed Gilbert Mayor Jenn Daniels will serve as vice-chair, City of Apache Junction Mayor John Insalaco will serve as secretary, Gila River Indian Community Lieutenant Governor Monica Antone will serve as treasurer, Town of Queen Creek Mayor Gail Barney will serve as director, and City of Phoenix Councilwoman Thelda Williams will serve as director.
“Already a bustling aviation hub and economic driver for the East Valley and beyond, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is on the cusp of record growth and renewed success,” Chairman Giles said. “It's a true privilege to chair the Board as we help this airport thrive alongside its surrounding communities. I look forward to working with my fellow Board members to ensure a bright and prosperous future for Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport."
About Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport:
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (Gateway Airport) is owned and operated by the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority (PMGAA).  PMGAA consists of representation from Mesa, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Gila River Indian Community, Phoenix, and Apache Junction. Gateway Airport offers nonstop passenger service to 38 cities via Allegiant and welcomes more than 1.4 million passengers each year.
Gateway Airport also has 1,000 acres of undeveloped land available for future job growth in the East Valley.

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Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority Media Contact:
Brian Sexton, Communications Manager
Phone: 480-988-7618
Email: bsexton@phxmesagateway.org

Mesa Housing & Community Development + Grant Awards Update

The City of Mesa Newsroom put out this press release on Thu 21 July 2016 at 9:34:52 AM

More than $4.8 million awarded to programs to help those in need MESA, AZ. Subject to final approval from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), agencies that help Mesa residents in need will collectively receive more than $4.8 million from federal government grants, along with the City of Mesa and private donations during the 2016/2017 fiscal year. The funds will be used for a variety of programs that assist the working poor and low income residents, individuals with disabilities, domestic violence victims, youth and the homeless. More than 25 nonprofit organizations that partner with the City will receive funding from HUD's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs as well as Human Services funding from the City of Mesa and donations made to the ABC: A Better Community Program. The funding was awarded after public hearings, City Council meetings and a 30-day public comment period earlier this year. HUD awarded funding after the City submitted its Annual Action Plan. The allocations include: [exact amounts furnished in blog post below] More than $400,000 for programs to help victims of domestic violence including children in crisis. More than $195,000 for programs to help homeless individuals and families seek housing, employment and other assistance. More than $722,000 to help qualifying individuals with home acquisition and assistance, security/utility deposits, housing counseling and home rehabilitations. More than $400,000 for transforming neighborhoods including the new Love Your Neighborhood which is dedicated to bringing resources, education and community projects to neighborhoods to help them be clean, safe, diverse and economically vibrant places to live. More than $740,000 for Artspace, an affordable live/work facility for artists to be built at 155 S. Hibbert in downtown Mesa as well as improvements to Hibbert Street. For a complete list of funding awards, visit www.mesaaz.gov/residents/housing-community-development and click on the "FY 2016-2017 Funding Awards" button. Housing and Community Development Contact: Kevin Christopher Tel. 480-644-4699kevin.christopher@mesaaz.gov

Q1 2016 Gross Domestic Product By Industry

EMBARGOED UNTIL RELEASE AT 8:30 A.M. EDT, Thursday, July 21, 2016

BEA 16—38

Gross Domestic Product by Industry: First Quarter 2016

Construction Led Growth in the First Quarter
Construction; health care and social assistance; and retail trade were the leading contributors to the increase in U.S. economic growth in the first quarter of 2016. According to statistics on the breakout of gross domestic product (GDP) by industry released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, 11 of 22 industry groups contributed to the overall 1.1 percent increase in real GDP in the first quarter.

For the construction industry group, real value added—a measure of an industry’s contribution to GDP—increased 9.0 percent in the first quarter, after increasing 7.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015. This was the eighth consecutive quarterly increase.

Health care and social assistance increased 3.8 percent, after increasing 2.1 percent. The first quarter growth primarily reflected an increase in ambulatory health care services, which includes offices of physicians and outpatient care centers.

Retail trade increased 4.8 percent, after increasing 0.3 percent

Other highlights

• Real GDP growth slowed to 1.1 percent in the first quarter, from 1.4 percent in the fourth quarter. Information services was the leading contributor to the deceleration in real GDP. Real value added for the industry group increased 4.9 percent, after increasing 10.6 percent in the fourth quarter. The deceleration was primarily attributed to a slowdown in broadcasting and telecommunications.
• Wholesale trade was the second leading contributor to the deceleration, decreasing less than 0.1 percent after increasing 3.5 percent.
• Transportation and warehousing decreased 8.8 percent, after decreasing 2.9 percent, primarily reflecting a larger decrease for air transportation.

Gross output by industry

Real gross output—principally a measure of an industry’s sales or receipts, which includes sales to final users in the economy (GDP) and sales to other industries (intermediate inputs)—increased in the first quarter. This reflected increases in real gross output for both the private goods- and services-producing sectors, as well as the government sector. Overall, real gross output increased in 16 of 22 industry groups.

Real gross output for construction increased 14.5 percent, after increasing 4.9 percent in the fourth quarter.

Information services increased 2.3 percent, after increasing 10.8 percent, primarily reflecting growth in the motion picture and sound recording industry.

Health care and social assistance increased 7.3 percent, after increasing 1.5 percent. The increase reflected growth in both ambulatory health care services and hospitals.

Upcoming Annual Revision of the Industry Economic Accounts

The annual revision of the industry economic accounts, covering the first quarter of 2013 through the first quarter of 2016, will be released along with the estimate of quarterly GDP by industry for the second quarter of 2016 on November 3. All revisions will be fully consistent with the results of the annual revision of the national income and product accounts, which will be released on July 29.

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Next release – November 3, 2016 at 8:30 A.M. EDT for:
Gross Domestic Product by Industry: Second Quarter 2016
Annual Revision of the Industry Economic Accounts

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• Industry Concepts and Methods: Concepts and Methods of the U.S. Input-Output Accounts

California + Arizona led the states in jobs from new foreign direct investment in 2015

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#ICYMI - Calif. & Ariz. led the states in jobs from new foreign direct investment in 2015. http://go.usa.gov/xx2Uz 

 

EMBARGOED UNTIL RELEASE AT 08:30 A.M. EDT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2016 BEA 16-37 Technical: Thomas Anderson Amanda Budny 301.278.9117 301.278.9154 thomas.anderson@bea.gov amanda.budny@bea.gov Media:   Jeannine Aversa 301.278.9003 jeannine.aversa@bea.gov

New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 2014 and 2015
Expenditures by foreign direct investors to acquire, establish, or expand U.S. businesses totaled $420.7 billion in 2015, an increase of 68 percent from 2014, when expenditures were $250.6 billion.  In 2015, as in 2014, the majority of the expenditures were to acquire existing businesses.  In 2015, expenditures for acquisitions were $408.1 billion.  Expenditures to establish new U.S. businesses were $11.2 billion, and expenditures to expand existing foreign-owned businesses were $1.4 billion.  Planned total expenditures, which include both actual and planned future expenditures, totaled $439.2 billion.  

New investment expenditures include expenditures incurred by foreign direct investors and by existing U.S. affiliates of foreign direct investors.  The portion of new investment expenditures provided by foreign direct investors is included in BEA’s statistics on foreign direct investment transactions. These expenditures contribute to the foreign direct investment position in the United States, which represents the accumulated total value of foreign direct investment, totaling $3.1 trillion (on a historical-cost basis) at yearend 2015. However, not all of the transactions that contribute to the foreign direct investment position are included in the statistics on new investment expenditures. The new investment data exclude disinvestment flows and other transactions between foreign direct investors and their U.S. affiliates that do not contribute to the acquisition, establishment, or expansion of a U.S. business.
Expenditures by industry, country, and state
Expenditures for new investment in manufacturing were $281.4 billion in 2015.  As in 2014, manufacturing accounted for more than half of total new investment expenditures.  Within manufacturing, expenditures were largest in chemicals, mostly in pharmaceuticals and medicines.  There were also large expenditures in finance and insurance, in real estate and rental and leasing, and in professional, scientific, and technical services. 
By country of ultimate beneficial owner (UBO), the largest source country was Ireland, at $176.5 billion.  There were also substantial expenditures from Canada and Germany.  Of the eight largest countries in terms of foreign direct investment position in the United States—United Kingdom, Japan, Luxembourg,  Netherlands, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, and France—six are also among the top eight countries for new foreign direct investment.  
By U.S. state, the largest expenditures, $119.0 billion, or 28 percent of the total, were for investments in California.
Greenfield expenditures
Greenfield investment expenditures—expenditures to either establish a new U.S. business or to expand an existing foreign-owned U.S. business—totaled $12.6 billion in 2015.  In 2014, greenfield expenditures were $14.8 billion.  Total planned greenfield expenditures for investment initiated in 2015, which include both first-year expenditures and planned spending in other years, totaled $31.2 billion.  
By industry, 2015 greenfield expenditures were largest in real estate and rental and leasing, at $6.2 billion, accounting for about half of total first-year greenfield expenditures.  By U.S. state, New York
Newly Available Statistics
In conjunction with today’s release, BEA is introducing new statistics for 2014 and 2015 on the activities of newly acquired, established, or expanded U.S. affiliates by state, country, and industry. These new statistics supplement the statistics on expenditures for new investment and include current and planned employment and balance sheet and income statement items, specifically sales, net income, assets, liabilities, and total owner’s equity, for the affiliates.  The statistics offer more detail, including state-level detail, than similar statistics BEA produced until 2008.  The new statistics are available with the statistics on expenditures for new investment on BEA’s web site in the interactive tables.
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attracted the most expenditures for greenfield investment, $4.0 billion.  There were also large greenfield investments in Pennsylvania and California.
Employment by newly acquired, established, or expanded foreign-owned businesses
In 2015, employment at newly acquired, established, or expanded foreign-owned businesses in the United States was 422,200.  (Statistics on employment at expanded business only include employment at the expanded portion of the business.)  Total planned employment, which includes current employment of acquired enterprises, the planned employment of newly established business enterprises once they are fully operating, and the planned employment associated with new facilities, was 461,600.  Of these totals, the current employment of acquired enterprises was 418,000.
By industry, manufacturing accounted for the largest number of 2015 employees, at 139,500.  Employment was also substantial in administration, support, and waste management, and in retail trade.  By country of UBO, the largest number of employees was accounted for by Canada and France. By U.S. state, the largest numbers of employees were in California and Arizona.
Revisions
This release updates preliminary data on expenditures for new foreign direct investment in the United States for 2014 that were released in November 2015.  
Revisions to 2014 Expenditures for New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States [Millions of dollars] Preliminary Revised First-year expenditures Total 241,261 250,581    U.S. businesses acquired 224,688 235,799    U.S. businesses established 13,822 12,473    U.S. businesses expanded 2,751 2,309
Planned total expenditures Total 263,858 275,767    U.S. businesses acquired 224,688 235,799    U.S. businesses established 31,345 33,516    U.S. businesses expanded 7,825 6,453