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Planning & Zoning Board: 2 Sessions This Week: Wed 13 May 2020 3:00 pm

Here's a clue: way too often meetings of this group take place "under-the-radar". 
The study sessions have not been broadcast. 
One item THE PLANNING DIRECTOR'S UPDATE usually has no record available to the public - and usually never appears in the approved Minutes.

 Here's the P & Z Board Meeting from April 22, 2020 - it's only about 6 minutes long. You can see how there's is a spill-over to Wednesday's meetings as well as a requested continuance to May 27th 
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PLEASE NOTE:
To decrease COVID-19 exposure, the City Council Chambers is closed, but public participation will be available electronically and telephonically and listening to the meeting will be available telephonically. 
Members of the Planning and Zoning Board will conduct their study session meeting via a telephonic conferencing platform, and the live meeting will be accessible telephonically. 
The live meeting may be listened to by calling 888-788-0099 or 877-853-5247 (toll free) using meeting ID 530 123 2921 and following the prompts. 
Public participation will be available electronically and telephonically. 

  • If you want to provide a written comment or speak telephonically at the meeting, please submit an online comment card at least 1 hour prior to the start of the meeting. 
  • If you want to speak at the meeting, you will need to indicate on the comment card that you would like to speak during the meeting, and you will need to call 888-788-0099 or 877-853-5247 (toll free) using meeting ID 530 123 2921 and following the prompts, prior to the start of the meeting. 

You will be able to listen to the meeting; and when the item you have indicated that you want to speak on is before the Board, your line will be taken off mute and you will be given an opportunity to speak. 

  • Applicants and their representatives that have items on the Board agenda and who want to be able to comment on their item or be able to answer questions should fill out this online comment card at least 1 hour prior to the start of the meeting and call 888-788-0099 or 877-853-5247 (toll free) using meeting ID 530 123 2921 and following the prompts, prior to the start of the meeting. 

You will be able to listen to the meeting; and when the item you have indicated that you want to speak on is before the Board, your line will be taken off mute and you will be given an opportunity to speak. 
For help with the online comment card, or for any other technical difficulties, please call 480-644-2099.
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1 Call meeting to order

 2 Review items on the agenda for the May 13, 2020 regular Planning and Zoning Board Hearing

 3 PZ 20078 Discuss and take action on the ByLaws for the Planning and Zoning Board
File #:PZ 20078   
Type:PZ PresentationStatus:Agenda Ready
In control:Planning and Zoning Board - Study Session
On agenda:5/13/2020
Title:Discuss and take action on the ByLaws for the Planning and Zoning Board.
Attachments:1. Draft Planning and Zoning Bylaws
4 Conduct a public hearing on the following General Plan Amendment: 
PZ 20077 ZON20-00129 District 6. 
Within the 10600 to 11000 blocks of East Williams Field Road (south side); within the 6000 to 6200 blocks of South Signal Butte Road (west side); and within the 6000 to 6300 blocks of South Signal Butte Road (east side). Located south of Williams Field Road on the east and west sides of Signal Butte Road. 
(89 acres). 
Minor General Plan Amendment to change the Character Type from Neighborhoods to Mixed Use Activity District. 
This request will allow for a mixed-use development. 

  • Sean Lake, Pew & Lake, PLC, applicant
  • Signal Butte 24, LLC, owner. 

Planner: Cassidy 
Staff Recommendation: Continuance to May 27, 2020 4-a 
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5 Planning Director's Updates. 
 a. May 4 City Council's land use cases and decisions.
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Planning and Zoning Board 
Public Hearing 
City of Mesa Meeting Agenda - Final 
Council Chambers 57 E. First Street 
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 4:00 PM Virtual Platform 
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. 
Call meeting to order. 1 
Take action on all consent agenda items. 
Items on the Consent Agenda 2 Approval of minutes from previous meetings. *2-a 
PZ 20070 Minutes from the April 22, 2020 study sessions and regular hearing. 
City of Mesa Page 1 Printed on 5/7/2020 Planning and Zoning Board - Public May 13, 2020 Hearing Meeting Agenda - Final 
3 Take action on the following zoning cases: 
PZ 20071 ZON20-00037 District 4. 
Within the 500 block of East Broadway Road (south side) and within the 400 block of South Pioneer (west side). Located east of Mesa Drive on the south side of Broadway Road. (1± acres). 
Site Plan Review. 
This request will allow for a commercial and multi-residence development. 
Ralph Pew, Pew & Lake, applicant
Foster Arizona, owner. 
(Continued from April 8, 2020). 
Planner: Charlotte Bridges 
Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions *3-a 

 PZ 20072 ZON20-00086 District 2. 
Within the 4400 block of East Broadway Road (south side) and within the 400 block of South Greenfield Road (east side). Located on the southeast corner of Greenfield and Broadway Roads. (1± acres). 
Site Plan Review. This request will allow for the development of a restaurant with a drive-thru. 
Randolph Carter, Sketch Architecture Company, applicant; Pine Haven Investments LLC, owner. 
Planner: Kellie Rorex 
Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions *3-b 

 PZ 20073 ZON20-00102 District 2. 
Within the 5200 block of East Southern Avenue (south side). Located east of Higley Road on the south side of Southern Avenue. (1± acres). Site Plan Review. 
This request will allow for the development of a medical office building. Finn Architects LLC, applicant; DCT Properties Mesa LLC, owner. Planner: Kellie Rorex 
Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions *3-c 

 PZ 20074 ZON20-00106 District 2. 
Within the 0 to 200 blocks of North Val Vista Drive (west side). Located north of Main Street on the west side of Val Vista Drive. 
(4± acres). 
Site Plan Review. This request will allow for the development of a self-storage facility with associated boat and RV storage. Nathan Palmer, applicant; Intelliguard Group, LLC, owner. 
Planner: Evan Balmer 
Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions *3-d 
City of Mesa Page 2 Printed on 5/7/2020 Planning and Zoning Board - Public May 13, 2020 Hearing Meeting Agenda - Final 
4 Discuss and make a recommendation to the City Council on the following zoning cases: 
PZ 20075 ZON20-00129 District 6. 
Within the 10600 to 11000 blocks of East Williams Field Road (south side); within the 6000 to 6200 blocks of South Signal Butte Road (west side); and within the 6000 to 6400 blocks of South Signal Butte Road (east side). Located south of Williams Field Road on the east and west sides of Signal Butte Road. 
(89± acres). 
Minor General Plan Amendment to change the Character Type from Neighborhoods to Mixed Use Activity District. 
This request will allow for a mixed-use development. 
Sean Lake, Pew & Lake, PLC, applicant
Signal Butte 24, LLC, owner. 
(Companion case to General Plan amendment ZON19-00805, associated with item *4-b). 
Planner: Cassidy Welch 
Staff Recommendation: Continue to May 27, 2020 *4-a 
PZ 20076 ZON19-00805 District 6. 
Within the 10600 to 11000 blocks of East Williams Field Road (south side); within the 6000 to 6200 blocks of South Signal Butte Road (west side); and within the 6000 to 6400 blocks of South Signal Butte Road (east side). Located south of Williams Field Road on the east and west sides of Signal Butte Road. 
(89± acres). 

  • Rezone from RS-9-PAD, RS-6-PAD, RSL-2.5-PAD, RM-2-PAD and LC-PAD to GC
  • with a Council Use Permit to allow 100% residential uses on the first floor of within a General Commercial zoning district
  • and modification of the Destination at Gateway PAD by removing 89± acres. 

This request will allow a mixed-use development. 

  • Sean Lake, Pew & Lake, PLC, applicant
  • Signal Butte 24, LLC, owner. 

(Companion case to General Plan amendment ZON20-00129, associated with item *4-a). 
Planner: Cassidy Welch 
Staff Recommendation: Continue to May 27, 2020 
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Friday, May 08, 2020

Jordan Rose: ‘The Powerhouse Woman Helping Change the World.’

Ready got this Paradise Valley Cover Story? 
Courtesy of CityLifestyle.com/Paradise Valley Lifestyle Magazine
By Michelle Glicksman | CityLifestyle.com
The year 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of Rose Law Group, the largest woman-owned law firm in Arizona’s history.
Jordan Rose—attorney, community leader, philanthropist, wife, and mother—and the owner of Rose Law Group, recalls her unassuming start.
“I was working at a very well-regarded mid-size law firm out of law school and wanted to go in a little bit of a different direction with the style of my practice,” she says. “I began interviewing at a variety of law firms, and for some reason decided that it made the most sense to ‘jump’ entirely. I ended up renting another lawyer’s storage closet—which fortunately had a large desk in it—and that was my inauspicious beginning…”
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READ MORE and go indulge yourself
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Updates and Opening Safely for Small Businesses

Gheez ....hope this group is still running on-track here in downtown Mesa

A few articles to help guide your business,

Re-Open Safely!

The following resources give tips to help small businesses re-open safely and with a plan for action. 
Main Street America - has six elements to consider as operating practices for small businesses. It includes tips like keeping your online presence and how to create a safe work environment.

streetsense - has a relaunch tool-kit for restaurants & bars. It includes guidance on preparing a capital plan for a relaunch as well as how to engage your customers in our new norm.

National Restaurant Association - Has many guides on how to re-open your restaurant safely; it includes the recovery blueprint as well as a business continuity plan: 10 steps to take now.

Governor Ducey - has given guidance for restaurants, coffee shops, barbershops, and cosmetologists on how guidelines to re-open safely. Clickhere for the guidelines for barbershops/cosmetologists

Para más información en Español, sobre las normas que emite el Gobernador Ducey, oprima aquí para leer un articulo escrito por el Canal 12.
 
Small Business Highlight
If you recognize this corner, you know about Pedrito's Mexican Food, sitting on the southeast corner of Main Street and Country Club, this small business, like many others has been doing their part to stay open during the COVID-19 pandemic.

We want to highlight and congratulate Pedrito's Mexican Food for being one of the recipients of the LISC & Verizon #Payitforwardlive grant opportunity of $10,000.

With help from RAIL, Pedro Contreras filled out the grant application in his native language, Spanish.

RAIL is beyond excited for this small business to get the assistance needed to keep his doors open!

To read more about the opportunity, check out Local Initiative Support Corporation's (LISC) website, here

Awesome News Alert!


Let us give a virtual high five to some things happening around our community:

  • Mesa Artspace Loft Artists showing us the good side of staying at home! Therosia Reynolds created a drive-by art show in the art gallery within the complex, the best part, you can stay in your car and drive by to check it out! 
  • Mesa Launches a campaign to support small businesses! Mesa Family Takeout Night happens every Wednesday starting May 6th and runs until July. You and your family can enjoy a meal for 4 for $44! 
  • Tempe joins forces with a local credit union to provide small business loans. Read about the partnership here

RAIL's Upcoming Events
RAIL has partnered with Trellis AZ, Phoenix Local Organizing Committee, International Rescue Committee to bring you a three-part series to learn about the KIVA loan product.

We take you through this three-part series where we will cover in detail what a Kiva Loan is, your cash flow strategy to understand what you need the funding for and how to craft your story in order to present to those who will invest in your venture. The topics include:
- Interest-Free Funding with Kiva
- Covid-19 Cash Flow Strategy
-Crafting Your Story
Join us for our one hour sessions and learn how easy it can be to get zero percent funding for your small business!

Sessions:
Friday, May 1st, 2020 (check out the recording here)
Friday, May 8th, 2020
Friday, May 15th, 2020

Time: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

ZOOM CALL:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83873468618
CALL-IN: (346) 248-7799 US
MEETING ID: 838 7346 8618
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National LISC Updates In The Age of The COVID-19 Pandemic


HERE ARE TWO OF MOST RECENT STORIES
SSIR: How Nonprofits Can Stay Relevant in the Age of Covid-19
Posted by on 7 May, 2020
An article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review lays out what nonprofits must do to ramp up their social impact, economic viability and capacity to bring about positive change in the wake of the pandemic. Compassionate leadership, says LISC CEO Maurice A. Jones in the piece, is the overarching approach that can make all the difference in how nonprofits function during and after the crisis.
The Imperative of Housing for Covid-19 Recovery
Posted by on 7 May, 2020
In an op-ed for Philadelphia's local PBS and NPR affiliate, LISC Philly executive director Andrew Frishkoff and housing program officer Carolyn Placke stress the importance of keeping people housed, and shoring up the groups that develop and manage affordable housing, in the Covid-19 era. Government at all levels, together with CDFIs, they argue, must activate emergency rental assistance and financial and capacity support for affordable housing managers in order to protect vulnerable residents and facilitate economy recovery.
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Building Strength & Resiliency
5.04.2020 - LISC Stories - If there’s anything the outset of 2020 has taught us, it’s that America needs strong communities and strong organizations to flourish and progress, and to weather the profound challenges that life serves up—which is exactly where we find ourselves now, in the midst of the global Covid-19 crisis. [...]
5.04.2020 - Press Releases
State Farm® Teams Up with LISC to Fund Businesses, Jobs, Safety and Health in 12 Metro Areas
4.30.2020 - LISC StoriesPress Releases
“Light at the End of the Tunnel”: LISC & Verizon Announce First Recipients of Small Business Grants
4.23.2020 - LISC StoriesFrom the CEO
A Message from Our CEO: Be Safe, and Join Us
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