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FINAL AGENDA > Mesa City Council Study Session Virtual Platform Meeting Thu 09.24.2020 07:30

Attachments to links Agenda and Meeting Details are provided below

7:30 AM Virtual Platform Thursday, September 24, 2020
Roll Call
1 Presentations/Action Items:

20-0957 Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on proposed text amendments to the Mesa 2040 General Plan including Chapters 7 (Community Character Areas) and 16 (Plan Implementation and Amendment). 1-a

File #:

20-0957

Type:

Presentation

Status:

Agenda Ready

In control:

City Council Study Session

On agenda:

9/24/2020

Title:

Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on proposed text amendments to the Mesa 2040 General Plan including Chapters 7 (Community Character Areas) and 16 (Plan Implementation and Amendment).

Attachments:

1. Presentation

 

20-0958 Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on proposed text amendments to Chapters 67 and 69 of Title 11 of the Mesa Zoning Ordinance including the procedures for site plan reviews and the administrative approval for certain initial site plan reviews. 1-b

File #:

20-0958

Type:

Presentation

Status:

Agenda Ready

In control:

City Council Study Session

On agenda:

9/24/2020

Title:

Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on proposed text amendments to Chapters 67 and 69 of Title 11 of the Mesa Zoning Ordinance including the procedures for site plan reviews and the administrative approval for certain initial site plan reviews.

Attachments:

1. Presentation

2 Acknowledge receipt of minutes of various boards and committees

20-0977 Transportation Advisory Board meeting held on July 21, 2020.2-a

File #:

20-0977

Type:

Minutes

Status:

Agenda Ready

In control:

City Council

On agenda:

9/24/2020

Title:

Transportation Advisory Board meeting held on July 21, 2020.

Attachments:

1. TAB Meeting Minutes 07212020.pdf

3 Current events summary including meetings and conferences attended.
4 Scheduling of meetings.

SPECIAL VIRTUAL PLATFORM MESA CITY COUNCIL HEARING Thu 09.24.2020 @ 07:30 AM

BLOGGER NOTE:

Approving and authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Maricopa County, Human Services Department to accept $6,425,000 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES   Act funding) to be spent on providing rental assistance to eligible Mesa residents impacted by COVID-19 (Citywide).

The agreement is 10 pages if you want to take the time to read the entire 512KB document that was dated as you can see on the front page September 16, 2020, following by a stipulation in how the money is spent by a limitation on administrative costs:

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN MARICOPA COUNTY ADMINISTERED BY ITS HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY OF MESA 
County Contract #: 

Agreement Amount: $6,250,000

Agreement Start Date: September 16, 2020

Agreement Termination Date: December 30, 2020

DUNS #: 123530060

CFDA #: 21.019 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)

5.0 FUNDING 5.1 The County shall provide the Subrecipient with $6,250,000 in Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 21.019 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law 116-136. 5.2

Funding expenditures are: 5.2.1 A minimum of $5,625,000 to be spent to provide rental assistance to eligible residents; and  5.2.2 A maximum amount of $625,000 for administration costs. 
6.0 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 6.1 This Agreement and the Parties’ obligations under it shall become effective when funds assigned for the purpose of compensating the Subrecipient are available to the County for disbursement. The County shall be the sole authority in determining the availability of funds under this Agreement, and the County shall keep the Subrecipient fully informed as to the availability of funds.

File #:

20-0981

Type:

Resolution

Status:

Agenda Ready

In control:

City Council

On agenda:

9/24/2020

Title:

Approving and authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Maricopa County, Human Services Department to accept $6,250,000 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funding to be spent on providing rental assistance to eligible Mesa residents impacted by COVID-19. (Citywide)

Attachments:

1. Council Memo, 2. Agreement

Mesa City Council Meeting Mon 09.21.2020 FOLLOW UP FOR SCHEDULING OF FUTURE EVENTS

What's the rush? 
Item 6-a scheduled for Dec 1st as a PUBLIC HEARING
D2 City Council Member Jeremy Whittaker Voted No. 

BLOGGER NOTE: 
NO AGENDA AND NO MEETING DETAILS FOR THU 09.24.2020

City Council Study Session	9/24/2020		7:30 AM	Virtual Platform	Meeting details	Not available	Not available	Not available
City Council	9/24/2020		7:30 AM	Virtual Platform Special Council Meeting	Meeting details	Not available

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