BIG AGENDA Now Available > Mesa City Council Meeting

Backtracking to an earlier draft first . . .  and then let's see what the agenda was for yesterday's early morning Study Session.
> Nothing made public so far [as of the date of this post Sunday 17 Feb] for a City Council Study Session at 07:30 a.m. this Thursday 21 Feb 2019 or for the City Council Study Session on February 25th at 5:15 pm ahead of the 5:45 pm Regular City Council Meeting.
Minutes of past City Council meetings are posted at THIS SITE after they are approved by the City Council.
The preliminary agenda of the next council meeting is posted at that site approximately four days before a council meeting
The final agenda, which incorporates any last minute changes to the preliminary agenda, usually is posted at that site the morning of the council meeting.
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Here's the published agenda for yesterday's Study Session.
It was printed just the day before on 02/20/2019
Review items on the agenda for the February 25, 2019 regular Council meeting.
2 Presentations/Action Items:
Item 2-a 19-0195
Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on the proposed realignment of the paratransit service area
Item 2-b 19-0219
Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on an update of staff recommendations for regulating shared active transportation vehicles (commercially-rented bicycles, scooters, etc., with self-contained locking mechanisms.) 2-b
3 Hear reports on meetings and/or conferences attended.
4 Scheduling of meetings and general information.
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Item 2-a is a 10-page PP Presentation
Change to ADA Paratransit Service Area in Mesa
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Purpose
Align Mesa’s ADA paratransit service area to the  Federal mandate  –¾ mile from local bus and light rail lines July 1, 2019 implementation
Summary of Outreach Efforts
•Letters to customers
•Flyers distributed on vehicles
•Telephone calls to affected customers
•Visits to high frequency destinations
•Presentations to Advisory Boards
•Project webpage with comment form
•Community outreach meetings
•Comments accepted in person, via phone, mail, and online

Next Steps Ongoing:
• Paratransit and RideChoice eligibility
• Trip planning
• Continued community/stakeholder outreach
• Letters, calls, on-hold messages and flyers 
• Additional assistance
• One-on-one
• Identification of safe transfer locations July 1, 2019 –Service change implementation

File #:

19-0195

Type:

Presentation

Status:

Agenda Ready

In control:

City Council Study Session

On agenda:

2/21/2019

Title:

Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on the proposed realignment of the paratransit service area.

Attachments:

1. Presentation

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Item 2-b 
NOTE: Opening slide date is 25 Feb - This presentation was made on 21 Feb 2019
Staff is seeking authorization to move forward creating an Ordinance, Terms and Conditions, and License
Shared Active Transportation Vehicles Requirements
City Council Study Session February 25, 2019
RJ Zeder, Transportation Director
Erik Guderian, Deputy Transportation Director
WHY DID THIS TAKE SO LONG? NO PRIOR PUBLIC NOTICE
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Notable Definitions
Shared Active Transportation Vehicle (SATV) is a commercially-rented coaster, bike, electric stand up scooter, electric bicycle, e-bike, or any other mobile vehicle, excluding automobiles or motorcycles, with a self-containing locking mechanism
* Electric Standup Scooter weighs less then 75lbs, has two or three wheels, has handlebars, has a floorboard on which a person may stand while riding and is powered by an electric motor or human power, or both, max speed of 20 mph with or without human propulsion on a paved surface.
* Electric Bicycle bicycle or tricycle that is equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts and meets Class 1/Class 2/Class 3
Requirements
Insurance/Indemnity Current indemnity clause says that the Operator is responsible for all injuries arising out of this activity.

Staging/Parking
• No staging in City of Mesa Parks
• No staging on residential streets or private property, without permission
• Limit number and distance of SATVs parked near transit stops
• Limit number of SATVs parked in a row regardless of the Operator
• Establish 48” sidewalk clearance necessary for ADA compliance
Use Area: map on next slide

Requirements
• Provide the City with 500 helmets per year

Customer Service
• Provide a local staff member responsible for staging 
• Each SATV shall have a serial number visible with Operator contact information
• Re-stage all SATVs every 24 hours
• Respond to complaints within 24 hours

User Requirements
• Electric Standup Scooter max speed limit 15 mph
• Electric Bicycle max assisted speed limit 20 mph

Outreach
• Conduct public safety outreach via events, workshops, etc.

Requirements
Fees: table on next slide
 • Annual License Fee - $5,000
 • Per SATV Fee -$2.00/month
 • Impoundment Fee -$100/incident

Data Sharing
• Number of daily SATVs in service
• Miles traveled and total number of trips
• Number of crashes reported to the Operator
• Summary of SATV distribution in heat map format

 Other
 • Prohibit subleasing 

File #:

19-0219

Type:

Presentation

Status:

Agenda Ready

In control:

City Council Study Session

On agenda:

2/21/2019

Title:

Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on an update of staff recommendations for regulating shared active transportation vehicles (commercially-rented bicycles, scooters, etc., with self-contained locking mechanisms.)

Attachments:

1. Presentation

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There's a lot to look at for next week Monday 25 Feb for more information: 31 records
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Here are Meeting Details for the Preliminary/Tentative Agenda next Monday 25 Feb 2019

Meeting Name:

City Council

Agenda status:

Tentative

Meeting date/time:

2/25/2019 5:45 PM

Minutes status:

Draft

Meeting location:

Council Chambers - Upper Level

Published agenda:

Agenda

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Skipping the applications for liquor and bingo licenses

• 10 Contracts (all in Item 5)
•   6 Resolutions (all in Item 6)
•   1 Ordinance (Item 7)

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Rental vacancy rates back to pre-recession levels as bills threaten to create more evictions

Law & Government Jerod MacDonald-Evoy - February 20, 2019

Two bills working their way through the Arizona House of Representatives could harm renters in the Grand Canyon State, which currently is at its lowest rental vacancy rate since before the Great Recession.

 

ESA bill that GOP supporters said wasn’t an expansion will cost $1.7M over 3...

Education Jim Small - February 20, 2019

The Joint Legislative Budget Committee conducted a fiscal analysis of a bill that Republican lawmakers insisted in committee last week didn’t expand who could participate in the state’s school voucher program, and concluded what was obvious to everyone but the GOP backers of the bill: It expands enrollment and will thus cost the state more money.

 

House lawyer: Student employment bill conflicts with AZ’s minimum wage law

Law & Government Laura Gómez - February 19, 2019

A bill to pay some students less than the state’s minimum wage conflicts with Arizona’s voter-approved minimum wage statute and is thus unconstitutional, a staff attorney told  the House Rules Committee on Monday.

 

Former Arpaio top aide running for sheriff

Criminal Justice & Policing Jeremy Duda - February 19, 2019

Jerry Sheridan, who served as Joe Arpaio’s chief deputy and faced civil contempt of court charges alongside his boss in a long-running racial profiling lawsuit, is running for Maricopa County sheriff in 2020.

 

Bill would ban mugshot websites from charging for removal

Criminal Justice & Policing Jeremy Duda - February 12, 2019

A state lawmaker wants to make it illegal for companies to make people pay money to have their mugshots and other criminal justice records removed from websites, though it’s unclear how such a law would be enforced against people outside of Arizona.

 

Advocates hope poll buoys sentencing reform efforts

Criminal Justice & Policing Jeremy Duda - February 12, 2019

A national organization advocating for criminal justice reform in Arizona is touting a new poll showing strong support for a host of issues being considered by the Legislature this year, including a proposal to reduce the state’s strict sentencing requirements.

 

Licensing bill backed by Ducey moves forward

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State to pay $600k in settlement to end legal battle over immigrant drivers licenses

Immigration Laura Gómez - February 7, 2019

It’s official: Gov. Doug Ducey has dropped an appeal to a class action lawsuit challenging his policy to restrict immigrants legally authorized to work in the country from getting driver’s licenses. The state will pay $600,000 in attorney’s fees to the plaintiffs.

 

More than 25 percent of Native women murders go unsolved in AZ

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As politicians are pushing for action for missing or murdered indigenous women or girl cases, often referred to as MMIWG cases, more than 26 percent of cases of homicide involving Native women since 1976 in Arizona have gone unsolved, according to FBI crime data.

 

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@ Sloan Park There's A New Ball Game-In-Town: Win Back The Public Trust

The $200M+ Mesa taxpayer-financed Sloan Park - home for the 12-weeks Spring Training session for The Chicago Cubs in Riverview - was back in the news yesterday.
Not for the kick-off of Cactus League baseball, but for a blunder by Billionaire-owner of the team franchise during a press conference. The Cubbies had a bad off-season, not a winning streak last year, and they're not to a good start this Spring for what is usually a homecoming celebration for fans here in Mesa.
The sins-of-the-father, Billionaire Joe Ricketts have come to bite-back when his son Tom tries to score some points that backfire with the media.

THE NEW GAME-IN-TOWN: Win back public trust

(scroll down to bottom of this post to see where it bites)

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Tom Ricketts addresses father's emails, Addison

MLB.com-20 hours ago

Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts addressed the team on Monday morning as he does every spring, but this year, ... Quote highlights from Ricketts' press conference.

By Jordan Bastian MLB.com @MLBastian 

Obviously," Ricketts said, "this is a different kind of gathering than we've had the past few years. . . Prior to taking any questions, Ricketts started his news conference with an opening statement about his gathering with the team. There was the usual talk of expectations for the year ahead -- winning the World Series being the goal -- but Ricketts also condemned the language used by his father. . .

Ricketts emphasized that his father is not involved with the Cubs' decision-making and does not benefit from the team's revenues in any way.
"Not the ballpark. Not the hotel. Nothing," Ricketts said.

MESA, Ariz. -- Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts addressed the team on Monday morning as he does every spring, but this year, he needed to discuss more than just the baseball season ahead. Off-the-field issues have dominated the focus recently for Chicago, creating distractions from the upbeat feelings typically associated with the start of camp.

Ricketts wanted to talk to the players, coaches and staff about the recently leaked e-mails containing racist and Islamophobic rhetoric from his father, Joe Ricketts, whose fortune paved the way to purchase the Cubs a decade ago. Then, the team's chairman met with reporters for more than a half-hour, touching on Addison Russell's 40-game suspension, the recent partnership with Sinclair Broadcast Group for the launch of Marquee Sports Network next year and the payroll situation, among many other topics.

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Why didn't Cubs throw money at big free agents?

'We don't have any more'

Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY Published 4:06 p.m. ET Feb. 18, 2019

Updated 4:10 p.m. ET Feb. 18, 2019

“Now, we have to express the damage caused by those emails."

Why didn't Cubs throw money at big free agents? 'We don't have any ...

USA TODAY-Feb 18, 2019

It was Joe Ricketts, the father of Tom and his siblings that own the Cubs, whose .... Just like that, the Cubs' last scheduled press conference of the spring is over.

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13 February 2019

Cubbies Spring Training Opening Day Marred By Racist Comments From Right-Wing Billionaire Joe Ricketts

Not a whiff of this scandal here in Sloan Park - the $240-million Wrigley Field sports complex at Riverview financed in 2012 on the backs of debt burden of Mesa taxpayers for the Billionaire-Ricketts Family who own the Chicago Cubs baseball franchise - until a press conference yesterday.
The story broke 9 days ago in Splinter News .

(The post was produced by the Special Projects Desk of Gizmodo Media. )
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Once again, who's responsible and accountable for playing fast-and-loose with millions of taxpayers' money/debt obligation service bonds to finance another Field of Schemes for billionaires:
City Manager Chris Brady
[Image credit AZ Central Picture Gallery 09.20.2018] 
 
We need a scandal to throw some light on these schemes
Here it is:
During the 2012 elections, Joe Ricketts spent an obscene amount of money trying to unseat Obama, who, he wrote in an email, was an “ideologue” and a “cheat.” He was also, concurrently, reading and ruminating on the sorts of chain emails that would foreshadow our current political apocalypse: hysterical birther memes, anti-Muslim screeds, frustrated takes on the “Multicultural and Diversity aspects of our culture.”
When initially contacted by Splinter, Joe Ricketts chose not to comment on the emails that appear below. However, shortly after this story published, he posted a statement on his personal website, writing:

I deeply regret and apologize for some of the exchanges I had in my emails. Sometimes I received emails that I should have condemned. Other times I’ve said things that don’t reflect my value system. I strongly believe that bigoted ideas are wrong.

Ricketts is one node in the establishment that created the Republican Party in its current form: Obsessed with tax cuts for the rich and wary of the impending “welfare” state, savvy enough not to cop to racialized terror in public, but fearful of what it considers a hostile takeover of Christian culture. Any other elderly Nebraskan might take this all-caps xenophobia and half-truth, mix it in with their existing political ideas, and take it to the voting booth.
Guys like Joe Ricketts take their ideas somewhat further.