From The Mouth of Politician Hizzoner John Giles: Reality Check on Public Safety

No matter what the mayor says - much different for the reliable data from multiple sources - he comes up short on delivering actual results results for public safety paying 'lip-service' all the same time using the phrase public safety in a taxpayer-trick. In a second term, Giles states that he will renew efforts to ensure “that we continue to be a safe city..."

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More Jive-Talk...enough of that already. Nope

Here's a study released yesterday

2019’s Safest Cities in America

WalletHub | Dec 2, 2019

". . . No one can avoid all danger, however, and we take on a certain level of risk based on where we choose to live. Some cities are simply better at protecting their residents from harm. To determine where Americans can feel most secure — in more than one sense — WalletHub compared more than 180 cities across 41 key indicators of safety. Our data set ranges from assaults per capita to unemployment rate to road quality. . . '

Methodology

In order to determine the safest cities in which to live, WalletHub compared 182 cities — including the 150 most populated U.S. cities, plus at least two of the most populated cities in each state — across three key dimensions:

1) Home & Community Safety,

2) Natural-Disaster Risk, and

3) Financial Safety.

Sources:

Data used to create this ranking were collected from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, TransUnion, Parents for Megan’s Law, U.S. Fire Administration, US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Insurance Research Council, Wm. Robert Johnston, Federal Trade Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Chmura Economics & Analytics, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, The Road Information Program, Renwood RealtyTrac, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Zillow, County Health Rankings, Numbeo, Gun Violence Archive and ATTOM Data Solutions.

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Safest Cities in the U.S.

Overall Rank (1 = Safest)	City	Total Score	‘Home & Community Safety’ Rank	‘Natural-Disaster Risk’ Rank	‘Financial Safety’ Rank
1	Columbia, MD	85.33	3	63	77
2	Yonkers, NY	84.80	1	39	116
3	Plano, TX	83.54	2	113	44
4	Gilbert, AZ	83.44	7	14	61
5	South Burlington, VT	83.33	33	36	3
6	Virginia Beach, VA	83.22	11	44	22
7	Bismarck, ND	82.92	26	64	9
8	Nashua, NH	82.84	16	27	45
9	Chandler, AZ	82.54	17	8	46
10	Warwick, RI	82.17	20	22	76
11	Chesapeake, VA	81.96	15	69	38
12	Scottsdale, AZ	81.90	23	53	34
13	Fargo, ND	81.85	27	77	31
14	Burlington, VT	81.35	39	37	35
15	Peoria, AZ	81.16	28	26	79
16	Madison, WI	80.95	32	89	10
17	Laredo, TX	80.93	34	24	83
18	Cedar Rapids, IA	80.84	31	101	12
19	Lewiston, ME	80.75	56	12	30
20	Aurora, IL	80.73	5	91	148
21	Winston-Salem, NC	80.58	41	40	84
22	Raleigh, NC	80.42	55	55	27
23	Brownsville, TX	80.40	38	2	120
24	Salem, OR	80.39	35	70	50
25	Boise, ID	80.35	53	71	1
26	Worcester, MA	79.92	44	17	55
27	Cape Coral, FL	79.76	8	111	139
28	Vancouver, WA	79.30	46	87	36
29	Irvine, CA	79.15	4	150	105
30	Fremont, CA	79.01	12	157	15
31	Portland, ME	78.99	75	11	21
32	Cheyenne, WY	78.84	49	97	75
33	Sioux Falls, SD	78.81	54	103	8
34	Mesa, AZ	78.70	51	18	87
35	Casper, WY	78.64	95	20	23
36	Irving, TX	78.55	18	125	100
37	Henderson, NV	78.53	30	95	113
38	Pembroke Pines, FL	78.44	19	48	171
39	Grand Prairie, TX	78.41	22	112	124
40	Jersey City, NJ	78.38	21	84	154

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NEW TRIPLE-PLAY In The OZone: Disclosures, Required Reporting/Transparency & Accountability > IRS and U.S. Treasury Issue New 2019 End-of-Year Guidelines

Finally 18 months after designating and qualifying more than 8,700 Opportunity Zones, there a new Triple-Play to track millions in investments and how they are accounted for. Previously it was all self-reported with a lot of "loop-holes."
That might help to explain all the real estate transactions and in-hand changes here in Mesa in The Inner Loops and The Outer Loops, or The Outer Fringes, and inside The Old Donut-Hole. All at the same time.

Typically Ozone Updates and guidelines are published in April and October after the Tax Credits and Jobs Act in December 2017.
Surprisingly - or not - most of the projects spurred so far by the Opportunity Zone designations are real estate.
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Every new batch of tax regulations from the Treasury Department will establish the most comprehensive guidelines yet for what sorts of investments qualify for tax benefits associated with opportunity zones,  and how investors must proceed in order to take advantage of them.

Potentially billions of dollars are waiting on the Treasury’s decisions.

 

The following is extracted from a report by Jim Tankersley in The New Times 13 March 2019  just before April 2019

 

“The second tranche of regulations is a moment of truth for investors and communities,” said John Lettieri, the president of the Economic Innovation Group think tank, who was an architect of the Opportunity Zone concept.

The difference in potential investment in the zones between favorable and unfavorable regulations, he said, “is orders of magnitude.”

> In the first batch of regulations, Treasury officials took a more restrictive approach, according to documents obtained through a Freedom of Information request. But those were ultimately overruled by the White House, which prevailed on several points that investors had championed, those records show.

> While investors wait for clarity, the existing regulations have “frozen some of the market for business investment,” said Steve Glickman, another architect of the concept who now runs an Opportunity Zone-related consulting business called Develop L.L.C., and who has produced an Opportunity Zone Index to help investors find and select promising zones for projects.

> The Kresge Foundation established two funds - funds that are committing to a set of rules that would require them to invest in creating living-wage jobs, form community advisory boards and seek to avoid displacing residents from those zones. They will also compile and share data on the quality and impact of their investments, which is not currently required by the federal government.

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The existing regulations have made that calculation relatively easy for real estate investors, who are accelerating previously planned projects in the zones and starting new ones that might not have worked without the special tax treatment.

That activity has already paid off for incumbent landowners in Opportunity Zones, according to research by the real estate firm Zillow: Average sales prices in the zones jumped 25 percent last fall, compared with the year before. . .

“At the end of the day, real estate development is a very important step forward,” Senator Tim Scott, Republican of South Carolina and the principal champion of the Opportunity Zone provision in the tax law, said in a brief speech. “

"Bringing jobs into the community is a leap forward.” . . . real estate investors would like more from the Treasury in the next round of regulations.

In an interview, Quinn Palomino, chief executive at Virtua Partners a private equity group, said she hoped the government would mandate reporting on metrics such as the number of jobs and affordable housing units created in the zones.

“Everyone’s running to this industry,” including a lot of people without the background in real estate development, she said. “It’s pretty scary out there, some of the projects that are coming in. Kind of, two guys in the back of a van, trying to get an Opportunity Zone project done.”

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FAST-FORWARD TO OCTOBER 2019 >

Investors Are Zoning Out on Opportunity Zone Funds

by Justin Bartzsch  10 Oct 2019

LINK > Click or Tap Here

Fundraising for these real estate vehicles is lacklustre as the industry awaits final regulatory guidelines from the US Treasury

 

Opportunity Zone Funds (OZFs) are designed to enable investors to do well by doing good. Created to spur investment in low-income communities designated as 'Opportunity Zones' by the US Government, OZFs have champions in high places. Tech entrepreneur and philanthropist Sean Parker – who co-founded music sharing service Napster and later became Facebook’s first President – helped to drive the initiative to create these Zones. OZFs have the potential to become “its own asset class, and it could be a very large asset class,” Parker told the New York Times in an interview last year.

But sparking investor interest in a new asset class has not been easy.

Opportunity Zones arose as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, and today they span all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the five US territories. To attract investment, OZFs offer investors significant deferrals on their capital gains taxes. By channelling the gains from an asset sale into an OZF and retaining their interest in the fund for at least 10 years, investors are exempt from paying capital gains taxes on any rise in the value of their OZF investment.

But so far, take up has been slow.
Back in January 2019, when Preqin surveyed investors to gauge their interest in OZFs, 92% of respondents said they were currently not invested in OZFs, citing regulatory uncertainty and the risks of investing in distressed areas. Fast-forward to today, and investor demand remains sluggish.

A Slow Start to Fundraising Opportunity Zone FundsConsider the fundraising figures for OZFs.

> Right now there are 151 closed-end OZFs in market, a small fraction of the 7,400+ private real estate funds listed on Preqin Pro.

> Of these 151 funds, just 18 have held a final close, accounting for $2.3bn in commitments. > Moreover, $755mn of that capital is committed to just one GP, Federal Capital Partners, whose FCP Realty Fund IV targets value-added investments in the US.

> The remaining 133 OZFs are targeting a total of $20bn in capital, with only 24% having held at minimum a first close.

That means the majority of OZFs now in market have yet to secure significant investor capital.

Investor Demand for Opportunity Zone Funds Will Come Down to PerformanceA major reason for the slow uptake of OZFs is the lack of regulatory clarity.

In January 2018, shortly after the tax cut that gave rise to OZFs was enacted, the US Government shut down. Fund managers that were just getting started with OZFs had to wait for further guidance, and the long delays put off potential investors.

While part two of the regulations is now available, fund managers are still awaiting the final guidelines, which are slated to be released later this year.

Since the regulatory framework has yet to be fully clarified, there are currently only a small number of established firms that have set up OZFs.

Indeed, nearly 70% of the OZFs in market are first-time funds. Their struggle to gain traction mirrors the broader trend seen in the private real estate market: these days larger, more established managers are attracting the lion’s share of investor capital, crowding out emerging managers.

> Industry participants say there are plenty of Opportunity Zone deals to be made, but the supply of capital is limited since the fundraising pace has been slower than expected.

> Another complication is the way OZFs are structured.

OZFs are designed to encourage long-term investment of at least 10 years to realize their full benefit.

Their performance J-curve is expected to be 'low and long' compared with typical private real estate funds, which means investors have to wait longer for distributions.

There are some bright spots, of course.

Since 2018, five funds have successfully raised more than $100mn.¹ That is less than a third of the 18 OZFs that have closed, but it is still early days for OZFs. Plus, as the end of the tax year approaches, investors will be assessing their portfolios and fund managers will be hoping that some of their capital gains will be diverted into their OZFs.

A number of OZFs are known to be targeting net IRRs in the high teens to the low twenties, an attractive long-term return for investors on the hunt for yield. If returns are as strong as targeted, investors may well decide that there is money to be made in doing good after all.

For more information on OZFs, read our factsheet which further examines investors' plans for OZFs.

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RELATED CONTENT ON THIS BLOG > https://mesazona.blogspot.com/search?q=Ozones 

08 July 2019

The OZ Reporting Framework Here in Mesa

05 March 2019

Spec Industrial Development in One of Mesa's OZones

08 February 2019

Public Pressure Here in Mesa To Address Affordable Housing Issues

31 December 2018

OZones 2019: Can We Clean-Up and Clear-Out What's In The Air?

26 December 2018

Mesa Opportunity Zone Prospectus Available

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FROM THE KRESGE FOUNDATION >

https://kresge.org/content/mission-money-markets-what-should-unite-opportunity-zones-backers-and-detractors

Mission, Money & Markets:

What should unite Opportunity Zones backers and detractors

September 4, 2019

Editor's note: A version of this blog post also ran on Impact Alpha here. 
By Aaron Seybert

" . . . Depending on your ideological, political, or economic interests, you can pick the facts and examples around Opportunity Zones that most confirm your bias and dismiss the critiques you disagree with . . ."

I believe anyone who cares about this legislation producing sustainable, positive impact in communities should be asking for mandatory disclosure.

Without the knowledge of where the money came from, who raised it, and where it went, how can we possibly hope to know if this incentive is helping or hurting on the whole?

We should absolutely support the best actors to show a path forward. However, we in philanthropy should just as forcefully demand mandatory reporting at every level and remain extremely sensitive to what we lend our name to.
We should fund advocacy organizations, investigative journalism, and think tanks to increase the reputation risk for policy makers and practitioners and insist this debate continues in the public eye.
In the absence of a fully transparent market, I will remain skeptical but engaged.  
The history of our country (or of this administration) does not justify defaulting to the assumption that this will work out fine. We seek to partner with other like-minded organizations who are not content to sit on the sidelines and see all the potential benefits as well as the perils. 
My modus operandi is: Engage, support the best and brightest, demand transparency, stay vigilant, and be careful who you associate with. 
Aaron Seybert is a social investment officer at The Kresge Foundation. Follow his team on Twitter @kresgesocinv. 

 

BIG AGENDAS for 2 Mesa City Council Meetings Mon 02 Dec 2019

Get Ready > Ready to read and study for this first council meeting in the last month of the entire calendar year for 2019.
These are the only public City Council meetings for this week.
The last City Council public meetings are on December 12th.
So (like they say) Plan accordingly, and either choose to do nothing at all, or get informed and involved in what your elected city government is doing.
Otherwise don't complain. It does take time and effort to find out what's on these agendas.
Many of you DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO IS YOUR DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE on the City Council. How can you let councilmembers represent your interests - give them a call or meet them in-person... it's their job to serve the public interests. You pay them to do that.
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JUST ONE TAKE-AWAY:
a Statement by Hizzoner John Giles

“We’re all one connected sub-metropolis.”
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THE STUDY SESSION Lower Chambers @ 4:30 pm
Final Agenda Printed on 11/27/2019
Roll Call (City Council members participate in person or by telephone conference call.)
1 Review and discuss items on the agenda for the December 2, 2019 regular Council meeting.




2 Presentations/Action Items:
> 19-1300 Hear a presentation and discuss the work of PHX East Valley Partnership in the City of Mesa. 2-a
This presentation is 11 Pages [Power Point Slides}
SPECIAL PROJECTS.
- Superstition Vistas
- Community Health Forum
- East Valley Education Think Tank
- Gateway/ASU Polytechnic Campus Initiative

WHO WE ARE.
#PHXEastValley 6
SIGNATURE EVENTS.
- Governor’s Breakfast
- Statespersons’ Luncheon
- Annual Meeting
- PHX East Valley Thought Leader Forum
#PHXEastValley 7
STORYTELLING


WHO WE ARE.
#PHXEastValley 8
Augment ED efforts by PHX East Valley cities and towns 
Bring together leaders to collectively lift up the region 
Put the region on a bigger local and national stage

“We’re all one connected sub-metropolis.” - Mesa Mayor John Giles

"We’re talking about collaborating, not competing.” - Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke

Our ‘What We Do, We Do Together’ approach is a powerful competitive advantage.”
- Gilbert Mayor Jenn Daniels

“We are a strong East Valley Partnership.” - AJ Mayor Jeff Seedy

“When our neighboring cities are successful, Tempe is successful.” - Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell
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File #:

19-1300

Type:

Presentation

Status:

Agenda Ready

In control:

City Council Study Session

On agenda:

12/2/2019

Title:

Hear a presentation and discuss the work of PHX East Valley Partnership in the City of Mesa.

Attachments:

1. Presentation

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> 19-1301 Hear a presentation from the Human Relations Advisory Board on 2017-19 Strategic Plan accomplishments. 2-b

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3 Approval of minutes from Executive Sessions held on March 21, June 27, and July 1, 2019.

4 Acknowledge receipt of minutes of various boards and committees.
> 19-1298 Judicial Advisory Board meetings held on August 7 and September 18, 2019.4-a
> 19-1331 Library Advisory Board meeting held on September 17, 2019. 4-b

5 Current events summary including meetings and conferences attended.
6 Scheduling of meetings.

7 Convene an Executive Session.
ES-010-19 Discussion or consultation for legal advice with the City Attorney.
(A.R.S. §38-431.03A (3))
Discussion or consultation with the City Attorney in order to consider the City’s position and instruct the City Attorney regarding the City’s position regarding pending or contemplated litigation or in settlement discussions conducted in order to avoid or resolve litigation. (A.R.S. §38-431.03A(4))
1. Rost v. City of Mesa, et al., Case No. CV2019-050636
7-a

8 Adjournment.¹
¹ Prior to adjournment, at this Council meeting, the City Council may vote to go into executive session for legal advice on any item listed on this agenda pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(3); this notice is given pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02 to the members of the City Council and the public
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REGULAR MEETING Upper Chambers @5:45 PM
NOTE: CONSENT AGENDA All items listed with an asterisk (*) will be considered as a group by the City Council and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember or citizen requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as a separate item.  If a citizen wants an item removed from the consent agenda, a blue card must be completed and given to the City Clerk prior to the Council’s vote on the consent agenda.
Mayor's Welcome
Roll Call (City Council members participate in person or by telephone conference call.)
Invocation - Moment of silence.
Pledge of Allegiance
Awards, Recognitions and Announcements
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EXTRACTS Item 8-d

File #:

19-1244

Type:

Ordinance

Status:

Agenda Ready

In control:

City Council

On agenda:

11/18/2019

Title:

Amending the Mesa City Code, Title 1, Chapter 19, Section 3, and adding Sections 4 and 5, regarding service of process, settlement authority, and policies for the demands, claims, and lawsuits involving the City. The changes include City Attorney policies for the Public Property and Liability Trust Fund, and audit provisions for the Trust Fund. (Citywide)

Attachments:

1. Council Report, 2. Ordinance

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EXTRACTS Item 8-e

File #:

19-1245

Type:

Ordinance

Status:

Agenda Ready

In control:

City Council

On agenda:

11/18/2019

Title:

Amending the Mesa City Code, Title 1, Chapter 17, Section 1 to include minor text amendments and to add the authority to correct scrivener's errors by authorizing the City Clerk to correct errors in Council-adopted resolutions, ordinances and exhibits resulting from a minor mistake or inadvertence that does not alter the sense, meaning or effect of the document. (Citywide)

Attachments:

1. Council Report, 2. Ordinanc

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EXTRACTS Item 7-d

File #:

19-1285

Type:

Ordinance

Status:

Agenda Ready

In control:

City Council

On agenda:

12/2/2019

Title:

Repealing and replacing Chapter 7 of Title 9 of the Mesa City Code, pertaining to Community Antenna Television Systems to comply with recent changes to state law. The changes correlate to the state’s uniform licensing requirements and regulation of video services; establish standards in the areas of indemnification, right-of-way management, undergrounding of facilities; and codify the City’s existing 5% franchise fee. (Citywide)

Attachments:

1. Council Report, 2. Ordinance

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1 Take action on all consent agenda items.
Items on the Consent Agenda
> 19-1295 Approval of minutes of previous meetings as written.*2

3 Take action on the following contracts:
> 19-1277
Purchase of Microsoft Licensing to Upgrade Mesa Police Department Servers as requested by the Information Technology Department (Citywide)
The department is replacing their core computing systems as part of an effort to migrate storage and computing resources from the main Police campus to the data center.  These additional cores require the purchase of additional Windows Server licenses in order to maintain compliance with the Microsoft license agreement.  This purchase will put the department’s new virtualization environment onto current, fully supported operating-system versions, with support life-cycles appropriate for the new server hardware.
The Information Technology Department (ITD), Mesa Police Department, and Purchasing recommend authorizing the purchase using the State of Arizona contract with CDW-G, at $53,386.73, based on estimated requirements.
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> 19-1269 Three-Year Term Contract with Two Years of Renewal Options for ID Badging Supplies for the Police Department (Citywide)
The Badging Office is responsible for printing identification badges for all City employees, temporary employees, volunteers and contractors.  City policy requires that anyone functioning on behalf of the City of Mesa must have an official photo ID displayed while on City property.
An evaluation committee recommends awarding the contract to the highest-scored proposal from Rockwest Technology Group, Inc., dba Multicard, at $61,600 annually, with an annual increase allowance of up to 5%, or the adjusted Consumer Price Index.
*3-b

> 19-1268
Purchase of 50 Twelve-Lead Heart Monitors/Defibrillators (Replacements) for the Mesa Fire and Medical Department (Citywide)
The Zoll cardiac monitors that are currently on the Fire and Medical Department’s trucks have reached the scheduled life cycle replacement and will be traded-in for new monitors.
The Mesa Fire and Medical Department and Purchasing recommend authorizing the purchase using the City of Tucson cooperative contract with Zoll Medical Corporation, at $2,000,000.  This purchase is funded by the Capital General Fund.
*3-c

> 19-1274
Ratification of the Emergency Purchase for Repair Service to a Platform Bucket for the Mesa Fire and Medical Department (Sole Source) (Citywide)
This emergency purchase provided for the repair of the platform bucket on a fire truck and recertification of the aerial device after the factory repairs were completed.  This truck is responsible for ladder and extrication functions on the west side of Mesa including Tempe, Chandler, and Gilbert.  The damage to the bucket resulted from pulling out of the fire station and coming into contact with the building, upon exiting the bay.
The Mesa Fire and Medical Department and Purchasing recommend ratifying the purchase from the sole source vendor, Hughes Fire Equipment, Inc., at $55,703.59.  This purchase is funded by the Capital General Fund.
*3-d

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> 19-1281
Dollar-Limit Increase to the Term Contract for Special Events Management Services for the Public Information and Communications Office (Citywide)
The dollar-limit increase is to add event management services for the 2020 Falcon Field Open House scheduled for March 28, 2020. 
Entertainment Solutions of Arizona will assist the City and Falcon Field Airport in planning, coordination, and execution of the event.
The Public Information and Communications Office and Purchasing recommend increasing the dollar-limit with Entertainment Solutions of Arizona, Inc., by $32,000, from $132,250 to $164,250, for Year 5 of the term contract.
*3-e

> 19-1280
One-Year Renewal to the Term Contract for Moving Services for Citywide Departments as requested by the Business Services Department (Citywide)
This contract provides moving services including moving of office furniture, modular furniture, supplies and equipment, computer equipment, vertical and lateral files, cabinets, boxes, files, books, pictures, and laboratory equipment, within a building, or from one building to another, or different locations within the City including pickup, delivery, placement, and removal of moving debris.
The Business Services Department and Purchasing recommend authorizing the renewal with Beltmann Relocation Group, at $40,000 annually, based on estimated usage.
*3-f

> 19-1267
Purchase of One Light-Duty Pickup Truck (Replacement) for the Business Services Department as requested by the Fleet Services Department (Citywide)
The vehicle that is being replaced has met established criteria and will be either traded, auctioned, sold, or deployed to special uses as part of the ongoing vehicle replacement program.
The Business Services Department and Purchasing recommend authorizing the purchase from the existing contract with PFVT Motors, LLC, dba Peoria Ford, at $39,042.06. 
This purchase is funded by the Vehicle Replacement Fund.
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> 19-1272
One-Year Renewal with a One-Year Renewal Option to the Term Contract for Citywide Telephone System Maintenance for the Information Technology Department (Citywide)
This contract provides annual hardware and software maintenance for the Citywide telephone system, including hardware repair and replacements, minor software updates, and upgrades related to bug fixes and overall technical support.
The Information Technology Department and Purchasing recommend authorizing the renewal with Atos IT Solutions and Services, Inc., at $200,000 annually, with an annual increase allowance of up to 5%, or the adjusted Consumer Price Index.
*3-h

> 19-1276
Dollar-Limit Increase to the Term Contract for Landscape Maintenance Services for Parks, Retention Basins and Sports Fields (Zone 1) for the Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities Department (Citywide)
This contract provides landscape maintenance services for sports fields, parkways, medians, parks, retention basins or grounds adjacent to City facilities.  Tasks performed include cleaning, irrigation, sprinkler system maintenance, trimming, mowing, weed control, fertilization, etc. 
The increase is needed to add landscaping maintenance services for additional acreage at Basins 114, 115, and 116 in Zone 1
the Elliot Road Technology Corridor, the area between Power Road and Meridian Road.
The Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities Department and Purchasing recommend increasing the dollar-limit with Mariposa Landscape Arizona, Inc., by
$28,367.47, for Zone 1, from $1,435,319.57 to $1,463,687.04 annually, based on estimated usage.
*3-i

> 19-1278
Six-Month Renewal to the Term Contract for Locks, Door Hardware, and Other Parts as requested by the Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities Department (Citywide)
This contract provides locks, door hardware, and other parts to be used when performing repairs or replacements in City facilities.
The Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities Department and Purchasing recommend authorizing the renewal using the State of Arizona cooperative contract with Intermountain Lock and Security, at $50,000, based on estimated usage.
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> 19-1275
One-Year Renewal with a One-Year Renewal Option to the Term Contract for Engineered Wood Fiber for the Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities Department (Citywide)
This contract provides the engineered virgin wood fiber that is used to refurbish the safety surface under and around playground equipment at various playgrounds throughout the City.
The Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities Department and Purchasing recommend authorizing the renewal with Reidhead Forest Management, at $43,134 annually, with an annual increase allowance of up to 5%, or the adjusted Producer Price Index.
*3-k

> 19-1282
Dollar-Limit Increase to the Term Contract for Sprinkler and Irrigation Supplies for the Materials and Supply Warehouse (for the Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities Department) (Citywide)
This contract provides sprinkler and irrigation supplies that are required for the repair, modification, and installation of irrigation systems located in landscaped areas owned or maintained by the City.  The increase is to cover the cost of supplies needed to update outdated irrigation systems at City facilities.
The Business Services and Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities Departments, and Purchasing recommend increasing the dollar-limit with
Sprinkler World of Arizona, Inc. (a Mesa business); and
Ewing Irrigation Products Inc.
by $20,000, from $425,000 to $445,000, for Year 5 of the term contract.
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> 19-1266
Purchase of a Compact Wheel Loader (Addition) for the Transportation Department as requested by the Fleet Services Department (Citywide)
This new compact wheel loader will be utilized to support the citywide debris clean-up program created as a result of a Council initiative.  The loader will allow a two-person crew to pick up debris in a safe and efficient manner and deposit material into the back of a rear-load refuse truck.
The Fleet Services and Transportation Departments, and Purchasing recommend authorizing the purchase using the Omnia Partners (formerly National IPA/City of Tucson) cooperative contract with Empire Southwest, LLC (a Mesa business), at $75,742.66.  This purchase is funded by the Local Streets Fund.
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> 19-1284
One-Year Renewal with a One-Year Renewal Option to the Term Contract for Wood Poles for the Materials and Supply Warehouse (for the Energy Resources Department) (Citywide)
The Energy Resources Department uses wood poles to support overhead electric power lines and associated equipment, such as transformers and capacitor banks.
The Business Services and Energy Resources Departments and Purchasing recommend authorizing the renewal with
McFarland Cascade Holdings, Inc.; and
Border States Electric;
at $58,100 annually, with an annual increase allowance of up to 5%, or the adjusted Producer Price Index.
*3-n

> 19-1304
Dollar-Limit Increase to the Term Contract (Years 2 and 3) for Transportation Landscape Maintenance and Refurbishment Services as requested by the Transportation Department (Citywide)
This contract is used for both routine landscape maintenance as well as for the lifecycle landscape refurbishment program. 
The FY19/20 budget included a one-time adjustment of $250,000 for routine maintenance, as well as $500,000 for Citywide landscape refurbishment under the Capital Improvement Lifecycle program that was not able to be accounted for at the time of the initial award. 
The additional spending capacity for Years 2 and 3 is needed to accommodate both programs.
The Transportation Department and Purchasing recommend increasing the dollar-limit with BrightView Landscape Services, Inc., a subsidiary of BrightView Landscapes, LLC, by $280,000, from $2,882,136 to $3,162,136 annually, based on estimated usage.
*3-o

> 19-1279
Three-Year Term Contract with Two Years of Renewal Options for Pavement Marking Materials and Traffic Paint for the Transportation Department (Citywide)
Pavement marking materials and traffic paint are used throughout the City as lane lines, crosswalks, stop bars, legends and symbol markings.  Traffic Operations maintains these markings throughout the City on roadways, bike lanes, intersections, and parking lots.
The Transportation Department and Purchasing recommend awarding the contract to the lowest, responsive, and responsible bidders: 
Ennis-Flint, Inc.; and
International Coatings Co. Inc.;
at $433,700 annually, with an annual increase allowance of up to 5%, or the adjusted Producer Price Index.  This purchase is funded by the Local Streets Fund.
*3-p

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> 19-1273
Three-Year Term Contract with Two Years of Renewal Options for Crack Seal Services, Materials and Rental Equipment for the Transportation Department (Citywide)
The contractor will provide full-surface crack sealing services on five classifications of streets consisting of arterial, collector and residential streets; signalized intersections; and parking lots.
The Transportation Department and Purchasing recommend awarding the contract to the lowest, responsive, and responsible bidders: 
Regional Pavement Maintenance of Arizona, Inc.;
Morgan Pavement Maintenance;
Crafco, Inc.;
Superior Supply, Inc.; and
Maxwell Products, Inc.;
at $385,000 annually, with an annual increase allowance of up to 5%, or the adjusted Consumer Price Index. 
This purchase is funded by the Highway User Revenue Fund.
*3-q

4 Take action on the following resolutions relating to Shared Active Transportation Vehicles:
> 19-0993
Establishing Terms and Conditions for the operation of Shared Active Transportation Vehicles in the City of Mesa. (Citywide) *4-a
> 19-0995
Modifying Fees and Charges to the Transportation Department relating to Shared Active Transportation Vehicles. (Citywide) *4-b

5 Take action on the following resolution:
19-1252 Adopting Quality Development Design Guidelines for residential, commercial, and industrial developments. (Citywide)
Staff Recommendation:  Approval
P&Z Board Recommendation:  Approval (5-0)
*5-a

File #:

19-1252

Type:

Resolution

Status:

Agenda Ready

In control:

City Council

On agenda:

12/2/2019

Title:

Adopting Quality Development Design Guidelines for residential, commercial, and industrial developments. (Citywide) Staff Recommendation: Approval P&Z Board Recommendation: Approval (5-0)

Attachments:

1. Staff Report, 2. Resolution, 3. Exhibit 1 - Quality Development Design Guidelines Introduction, 4. Exhibit 2 - Quality Development Design Guidelines Residential, 5. Exhibit 3 - Quality Development Design Guidelines Commercial, 6. Exhibit 4 - Quality Development Design Guidelines Industrial, 7. Minutes, 8. Presentation

6 Take action on the following resolution and introduction of the following ordinance, and setting December 9, 2019 as the public hearing on the ordinance:
19-1261 A resolution declaring the document filed with the City Clerk entitled “2019 - Chapters 5, 6 and 7 of the Zoning Ordinance” and identified for codification as Chapters 5, 6, and 7 of Title 11, the Zoning Ordinance of the Mesa City Code, to be a public record and providing for the availability of the document for public use and inspection. (Citywide) *6-a

> 19-1263
An ordinance repealing in its entirety the existing Chapter 5: Residential Districts, Chapter 6: Commercial and Mixed Use Districts, and Chapter 7: Employment Districts, of Title 11 of the Mesa City Code, and adopting by reference the public record known as “2019 - Chapters 5, 6 and 7 of the Zoning Ordinance”, and identified for codification as Chapters 5 - 7 of Title 11, the Zoning Ordinance of the Mesa City Code. (Citywide)
*6-b

7 Introduction of the following ordinances and setting December 9, 2019 as the date of the public hearing on these ordinances:
19-1262 Amending Chapters 3, 4, 8, 22, 30, 31, 33, 69, 86, and 87 of Title 11, the Zoning Ordinance of the Mesa City Code by adding design standards; landscaping requirements for open space; adding definitions; making minor technical changes with regard to section references in the Chapters; and adding requirements removed from Chapters 5, 6, and 7, such as corral fencing and landscape yard requirements. (Citywide)
Staff Recommendation:  Approval P&Z Board Recommendation:  Approval (5-0)
*7-a

> 19-1253 ZON19-00514 (District 1) 
Within the 2500 block of North Harris Drive (east side).  Located west of Gilbert Road and north of McKellips Road (9.3± acres). 
Rezone from AG to RS-15-PAD; and Site Plan Review. 
This request will allow for the development of a single-residence subdivision. 

• Rob Stephan, Excolo Development, applicant;
• PBL, LLC and ALO Investments, LLC, owner.  

Staff Recommendation:  Approval with conditions

P&Z Board Recommendation:  Approval with conditions (Vote: 7-0)
*7-b

>19-1256
Amending Title 6, Chapter 11, Sections 1 through 8, 10 through 14, and 21 through 23 of the Mesa City Code relating to smoking regulations and healthier smokefree environments by adding vaping. 
The amendment adds the prohibition of vaping and the use of vaping products in public facilities, public places, and certain places of employment. (Citywide)
*7-c

> 19-1285
Repealing and replacing Chapter 7 of Title 9 of the Mesa City Code, pertaining to Community Antenna Television Systems to comply with recent changes to state law. 
The changes correlate to the state’s uniform licensing requirements and regulation of video services; establish standards in the areas of indemnification, right-of-way management, undergrounding of facilities; and codify the City’s existing 5% franchise fee. (Citywide)
*7-d

> 19-1260
Amending Title 1, Chapter 33, Section 1 of the Mesa City Code relating to election dates for candidates for the offices of Mayor and Councilmember.  The amendment modifies the primary election dates to be in line with recent changes to state law. (Citywide)
*7-e

8 Discuss, receive public comment, and take action on the following ordinances:
19-1151 Amending Section 10-4-5 of the Mesa City Code to establish a speed limit of 35 mph on Channing from Baseline Road to a point 350 feet north of Baseline Road, as recommended by the Transportation Advisory Board. (District 6) *8-a
19-1215 Amending the Mesa City Code, Title 8, Chapter 3, Article III Sections 28 through 32, and Article IV Section 35, pertaining to recycling.  The changes include renaming Article III to "Recycling Program", adding a definition of prohibited recycle barrel waste, and replacing Sections 29, 30, and 35 to update the list of acceptable recyclable materials and to amend the consequences for noncompliance with recycling program requirements. (Citywide) *8-b
19-1210 Amending the Mesa City Code, Title 4, Chapter 4, Section 1; Title 9, Chapter 6, Sections 1, 4, and 5; and Title 9, Chapter 8, Section 3, pertaining to the Mesa Lighting and Electrical Code, Subdivision Regulations, and Off-site Improvement Regulations related to Adaptive Street Lighting.  The amendments include removing IES standards regarding public streetlighting, adding adaptive lighting definition and ability, eliminating references to a pilot study, removing reference to waiving streetlight requirements and adding the proper reference, and minor text clean-up. (Citywide) *8-c

> 19-1244
Amending the Mesa City Code, Title 1, Chapter 19, Section 3, and adding Sections 4 and 5, regarding service of process, settlement authority, and policies for the demands, claims, and lawsuits involving the City.  The changes include City Attorney policies for the Public Property and Liability Trust Fund, and audit provisions for the Trust Fund. (Citywide) *8-d

> 19-1245 Amending the Mesa City Code, Title 1, Chapter 17, Section 1 to include minor text amendments and to add the authority to correct scrivener's errors by authorizing the City Clerk to correct errors in Council-adopted resolutions, ordinances and exhibits resulting from a minor mistake or inadvertence that does not alter the sense, meaning or effect of the document. (Citywide) *8-e
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Items not on the Consent Agenda
9 Items from citizens present.  (Maximum of three speakers for three minutes per speaker).

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10 Adjournment.¹
¹ Prior to adjournment, at this Council meeting, the City Council may vote to go into executive session for legal advice on any item listed on this agenda pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(3); this notice is given pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02 to the members of the City Council and the public._______________________________________________________________________


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