[0:09] Gaff this meeting will now
[0:10] come to order. The Clerk will
[0:11] call the roll.
[0:12] >> Mayor Carlat.
[0:12] >> Here.
[0:15] >> Vice Mayor Finn.
[0:15] >> Here.
[0:19] >> Mayor Pro Tem Hunt.
[0:21] >> Here.
[0:22] >> Councilmember Binsbacher
[0:22] >> Here.
[0:24] >> Councilmember Edwards.
[0:24] >> Here
[0:25] >> And Councilmember Leone.
[0:26] >> Here.
[0:28] >> Thank you. Welcome to the
[0:31] Peoria City Council meeting of
[0:33] April 17, 2018. The Consent
[0:36] Agenda has one item and request
[0:38] to hold an Executive Session. I
[0:39] received no requests from the
[0:40] Consent Agenda. Do I have a
[0:41] motion?
[0:43] >> Will motion.
[0:44] >> Second.
[0:45] >> There has been a motion and
[0:47] a second of the Council please
[0:50] vote. And the Consent Agenda
[0:53] passes unanimously. We will now
[0:56] adjourn to Executive Session.
[0:57] [Gavel]
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[2:00:57] >>.
[2:00:59] >> The Peoria City Counil
[2:01:03] meeting will come to order. We
[2:01:06] are honored to have Boy Scout
[2:01:08] Troop 886 this evening. Please
[2:01:10] rise for a moment of quiet
[2:01:13] reflection and the Pledge of
[2:01:17] Allegiance lead by members from
[2:01:18] troop 686.
[2:01:21] >> Please join me in the
[2:01:23] Pledge of Allegiance. Ready
[2:01:24] begin.
[2:01:24] >> I pledge allegiance to the
[2:01:25] flag to the United States of
[2:01:26] America and to the Republic for
[2:01:27] which it stands, one nation
[2:01:36] under God, indivisible, with
[2:01:47] liberty and justice for all.
[2:01:49] >> Thank you. We are honored
[2:01:52] to have you here and appreciate
[2:01:56] you leading us in the pledge.
[2:01:56] All right. Would the Clerk
[2:01:57] please call he roll.
[2:01:57] >> Mayor Carlat.
[2:01:58] >> Here.
[2:01:59] >> Vice Mayor Finn.
[2:02:01] >> Here.
[2:02:01] >> Mayor Pro Tem hunt.
[2:02:02] >> Here.
[2:02:03] >> Councilmember Patena.
[2:02:04] >> Here.
[2:02:05] >> Councilmember Binsbacher.
[2:02:06] >> Here.
[2:02:11] >> Councilmember Edwards.
[2:02:11] >> Here.
[2:02:16] >> Councilmember Leone.
[2:02:17] >> Here.
[2:02:19] >> Council liaison Acosta.
[2:02:21] >> Here.
[2:02:24] >> Council Liaison Gatrost.
[2:02:26] >> Here.
[2:02:28] >> Tonight we have items on
[2:02:30] the Consent Agenda that require
[2:02:32] a Public Hearing. If you wish
[2:02:34] to speak on the item please put
[2:02:39] it in the bin on the podium. I
[2:02:41] have received no forms. Council
[2:02:43] is there a item to be removed?
[2:02:45] >> [Inaudible] [Off Mic].
[2:02:46] >> Second.
[2:02:51] >> a motion and a second.
[2:02:55] Council please vote. And the
[2:02:56] Consent Agenda passes
[2:02:58] unanimously. We will now move
[2:03:00] on to new business. Begin with
[2:03:06] Item 15r. This is a Public
[2:03:07] Hearing rezoning Cowtown 10402
[2:03:10] West Old Carefree Highway. It's
[2:03:12] a request to rezone
[2:03:15] approximately 78 acres of land
[2:03:16] from Special Use and Floodplain
[2:03:18] to Cowtown Planned Area
[2:03:19] Development. Mr. Tyne.
[2:03:20] >> Great thank you and Chris
[2:03:22] Jacques our Planning and
[2:03:23] Community Development Director
[2:03:25] will provide a presentation on
[2:03:28] this and thesubsequent item
[2:03:29] now.
[2:03:34] >> Thank you.
[2:03:36] >> Great. Thank you Jeff.
[2:03:38] Good evening members of the
[2:03:40] Mayor and Council. Items 15r
[2:03:41] and 16r they pertain to the
[2:03:44] Cowtown property. 15r is a
[2:03:47] proposed rezone and 16r is a mou
[2:03:48] or Memorandum of Understanding
[2:03:49] between the city and the
[2:03:51] applicant and the supplements to
[2:03:54] rezone so they work in tandem on
[2:03:55] this case. The applicant
[2:03:59] tonight is Westward Ho
[2:04:00] Adventures and represented brie
[2:04:02] Brian grate house and his firm
[2:04:05] and Cowtown is a property of
[2:04:06] 78 acres. It's identified in
[2:04:08] red on the screen. It's locate
[2:04:10] body 2.2 miles west of the
[2:04:14] intersection of Lake Pleasant
[2:04:15] Parkway and Old Carefree Highway
[2:04:17] alignment so if you think of
[2:04:21] driving out of Lake Pleasant
[2:04:24] Parkway and to the wild west
[2:04:25] restaurant on the corner there
[2:04:28] and drive past the cab ion
[2:04:32] `raceway you will get to the cow
[2:04:33] property eventually so it is
[2:04:35] property is passed Aqua Fria
[2:04:39] River and as you see on the
[2:04:40] screen the terrain is
[2:04:40] exceptionally rugged
[2:04:42] particularly to the north, west
[2:04:45] and south. Property. The
[2:04:46] ruggedness of the area within
[2:04:49] and around Cowtown provides
[2:04:52] topographic separation from Lake
[2:04:55] Pleasant Heights, the future
[2:04:56] planned community come is to the
[2:04:58] west. Cowtown is I long
[2:05:01] standing facility dating back to
[2:05:02] the early 1970's so I will talk
[2:05:04] about the history and why we're
[2:05:06] here this evening. This case is
[2:05:08] a little unusual there is no
[2:05:10] proposed development associated
[2:05:13] with this rezone. Rather this
[2:05:14] rezone was filed by the
[2:05:16] applicant at the behest of the
[2:05:18] city to better identified
[2:05:21] permitted land uses on the site
[2:05:22] and standards and operation of
[2:05:24] criteria and I want to pause and
[2:05:26] thank the applicant for their
[2:05:29] continued engagement in the
[2:05:31] process and working with with
[2:05:32] them and it's a big case to
[2:05:35] bring to you this evening. We
[2:05:38] `worked with them the last year
[2:05:40] and a half and thank staff and
[2:05:41] Lori Dever in the audience and
[2:05:43] worked on the sign code and
[2:05:46] worked on this project too and
[2:05:48] involved in the complexities and
[2:05:50] details of the project and thank
[2:05:52] the departments and the City
[2:05:53] Attorney's Office the
[2:05:54] development engineering program
[2:05:56] and the Police Department as
[2:05:59] well for their consultation as
[2:06:01] we moved along. Okay. So we
[2:06:02] have two cases before us
[2:06:05] tonight. 15r. This is a rezone
[2:06:07] and the intended action is
[2:06:09] rezone the property from Special
[2:06:11] Use and Floodplain to Planned
[2:06:12] Area Development. As you know
[2:06:12] -
[2:06:14] Planned Area Development is a
[2:06:16] customized type of zoning
[2:06:19] category that we can identify
[2:06:20] specific standards and criterias
[2:06:22] that's unique to that
[2:06:23] development, and 16r this is a
[2:06:27] Memorandum of Understanding
[2:06:27] between the city and the
[2:06:28] applicant and the purpose of
[2:06:29] this again is to work in tandem
[2:06:29] -
[2:06:30] with the rezone but outline
[2:06:33] commitments and performance
[2:06:36] measures of the Cowtown
[2:06:39] facility. In terms of the
[2:06:40] context this graphic illustrates
[2:06:41] landownership in the area so if
[2:06:43] you look at the graph and I can
[2:06:45] identify all the land in blue.
[2:06:47] That's the land that is owned by
[2:06:49] the Arizona State Land
[2:06:50] Department. It surrounds the
[2:06:52] property for the most part. The
[2:06:54] private land is area not colored
[2:06:58] in blue so if you look to the
[2:07:00] east there's a 420-acre private
[2:07:02] parcel owned by first trust.
[2:07:04] Another ownership in the area is
[2:07:07] the aps substation. I will note
[2:07:09] that the -- I mentioned canyon
[2:07:11] speed way earlier. That happens
[2:07:13] to be a lease on state land
[2:07:16] property. That's the same
[2:07:18] situation with the glider school
[2:07:23] down near Lake Pleasant Parkway
[2:07:25] and both leased properties.
[2:07:27] Okay. The property of Cowtown
[2:07:30] actually traces its history to
[2:07:31] 1974 when it was purchased by
[2:07:39] Ron purchase Nicks
[2:07:41] and a lolly wood stun man and
[2:07:43] producer and was in Maricopa
[2:07:46] County and didn't annex yet and
[2:07:49] established as a amusement park
[2:07:54] in the county and primarily for
[2:07:55] promoting entertainment events
[2:07:56] and centered around old west
[2:08:00] activities and included old west
[2:08:02] entertainment, film productions,
[2:08:04] stunt school, restaurant,
[2:08:06] competitions and shooting
[2:08:07] competitions, live shooting
[2:08:10] gallery to name a few and as the
[2:08:12] applicant indicated and I was
[2:08:13] Surprised and 200 film
[2:08:15] productions filmed at the
[2:08:19] property. I had no idea but
[2:08:22] that's what we learned. It was
[2:08:25] purchased in 1993 by the current
[2:08:28] ownership of westward ho and
[2:08:31] continued the activities on site
[2:08:33] and the western shooting and
[2:08:35] sport shooting and other
[2:08:38] activities and supplemented with
[2:08:41] firearm and marksmanship trains
[2:08:44] geared towards military and
[2:08:46] police agencies. The property
[2:08:48] was later annexed as part of the
[2:08:49] larger annexation anddraw your
[2:08:50] attention to the exhibit on the
[2:08:52] right that's the City of Peoria
[2:08:53] outline. If you look at the
[2:08:56] area in the dark blue that's the
[2:08:59] area as the city existed in 1990
[2:09:01] or 63 square miles. At that
[2:09:03] time there was a series of very
[2:09:04] large annexations that occurred.
[2:09:06] Race to the lake but essentially
[2:09:08] it. A bid to bring in Lake
[2:09:10] Pleasant as part of the City of
[2:09:13] Peoria and effectively in the
[2:09:16] 1990's the area, the land area
[2:09:16] -
[2:09:19] of Peoria doubled in size. The
[2:09:21] Cowtown property was part of one
[2:09:23] of the large annexations that
[2:09:24] occurred in the 90's. The owner
[2:09:25] at that time agreed to annex
[2:09:27] into the city with the
[2:09:30] understanding that the land use
[2:09:31] occurring there would be
[2:09:33] grandfathered in so prior to
[2:09:35] annexation in 1994 a letter was
[2:09:38] generated by the City of Peoria
[2:09:40] under the City Manager at that
[2:09:41] time and acknowledged that
[2:09:43] existing uses structures and
[2:09:45] means of servicing the building
[2:09:47] would be grandfathered upon
[2:09:49] annexation so with that the
[2:09:51] applicant agreed to annex into
[2:09:56] the city and that occurred as I
[2:09:58] indicated in 1994 so despite the
[2:10:00] good intent of the letter there
[2:10:05] was ambiguity in terms of the
[2:10:06] uses permitted and some train
[2:10:08] between the city and the owner
[2:10:10] there and some examples when you
[2:10:12] look at the letter the land uses
[2:10:14] identified are pretty general
[2:10:17] and for example gatherings.
[2:10:19] What is a gathering? What
[2:10:20] constitutes a gathering? Could
[2:10:22] be all types of scenarios and a
[2:10:26] gathering or a dance. What is a
[2:10:27] training activity? That is a
[2:10:28] ambiguity term there so the
[2:10:32] purpose of this pad was try to
[2:10:33] Andy ada aradd certainty to the
[2:10:35] land uses and the standards
[2:10:41] they're allowed to occur in and
[2:10:42] the operational criteria. The
[2:10:44] graphic on the right identifies
[2:10:50] the existing zoning in the area.
[2:10:53] The property upon its annexation
[2:10:54] in 1994 had Special Use and
[2:10:58] Floodplain zoning so that was
[2:10:59] the closest associated zoning we
[2:11:00] had at the time lined up with
[2:11:01] -
[2:11:03] what the county had prior to
[2:11:05] that. We repealed that the
[2:11:06] Floodplain zoning from the
[2:11:10] Ordinance but the Special Use
[2:11:11] and Floodplain u main unchanged
[2:11:15] to today on the property. The
[2:11:15] property to the north, west,
[2:11:18] south -- I guess the darker
[2:11:22] yellow that's state land that is
[2:11:23] zoned Suburban Ranch and the
[2:11:26] properties to the east, the
[2:11:30] lighter yellow is zoned
[2:11:32] agricultural, general
[2:11:33] agricultural or Ag. The graphic
[2:11:35] on the right is a site plan
[2:11:36] associated with Cowtown. I know
[2:11:38] it might be hard to see but let
[2:11:41] me try to walk you through Tif
[2:11:43] you look at the extreme
[2:11:46] southeast corner of the site
[2:11:48] that's where the Old Carefree
[2:11:50] Highway enters the property so
[2:11:52] that's a gate house and parking
[2:11:56] area upon that entry. If you
[2:11:56] could see the area in the brown
[2:11:57] that's what they call the
[2:11:59] western village and the area
[2:12:01] that some existing -- where the
[2:12:04] movie sets are and filmed movies
[2:12:06] in the past. The area in the
[2:12:10] lighter green that's where the
[2:12:11] existing long range shooting
[2:12:13] platform and training area and
[2:12:15] the dark green on the right hand
[2:12:17] side of the site that's where
[2:12:21] they have shooting bays for
[2:12:23] pistols and guns of that type.
[2:12:25] As I indicated Cowtown has been
[2:12:27] the host of various activities
[2:12:30] over the years including
[2:12:32] recreational and other
[2:12:33] activities and firearm
[2:12:35] competitions and training and
[2:12:37] advance training so the uses
[2:12:38] existed prior to annexation in
[2:12:40] some capacity so this is a
[2:12:42] departure from our typical
[2:12:44] zoning case when dealing with a
[2:12:45] development that is a
[2:12:46] nontraditional type of land use
[2:12:48] and a land use cases we often
[2:12:50] have to consult with experts to
[2:12:54] provide us with information
[2:12:57] about the case. With an outdoor
[2:12:58] shooting range you can imagine
[2:13:00] there are specific land use
[2:13:01] considerations that we have to
[2:13:04] consider with the designing,
[2:13:05] maintaining and managing this
[2:13:08] type of facility. Can you
[2:13:10] imagine it's outside the staff's
[2:13:12] normal proficiency but within
[2:13:14] Cowtown's expertise so to that
[2:13:19] end Cowtown group and part of
[2:13:19] -
[2:13:21] the pad retained a qualified
[2:13:23] expert Don Turner from Don
[2:13:26] Turner consulting services and
[2:13:30] has expertise and knowledge in
[2:13:31] the outdoor shooting ranges.
[2:13:34] The resume is attached to the
[2:13:37] staff report and a nra
[2:13:39] instructor and a tactical
[2:13:40] adviser and has experience
[2:13:42] managing the county and other
[2:13:44] ranges. Mr. Turner reviewed the
[2:13:46] details of the site plan and
[2:13:49] operational handbook as part of
[2:13:51] this case. His review lead to
[2:13:52] some modifications to the
[2:13:55] platform areas and the
[2:13:56] operational practices. Attached
[2:13:58] is Exhibit b in your staff
[2:14:02] report is a letter from Don
[2:14:03] Turner asserting Cowtown meets
[2:14:05] criteria for best management
[2:14:08] practices so as indicated in the
[2:14:09] letter "best management
[2:14:11] practices ensure that shooting
[2:14:12] ranges are safe because of
[2:14:14] practices and safety rules and
[2:14:17] operations and physical design"
[2:14:19] . In the letter he says
[2:14:22] "cowtown demonstrates they will
[2:14:23] maintain the criteria and with
[2:14:25] appropriate safety and
[2:14:29] management concerns" so over
[2:14:31] time there maybe circumstances
[2:14:34] that warrant changes to Cowtown
[2:14:36] and maintain best practices and
[2:14:39] they're responsible to keep the
[2:14:42] best practices maintained as
[2:14:48] they go along. Okay.
[2:14:48] Accompanying pad fad and
[2:14:51] Memorandum of Understanding that
[2:14:55] will replace the 1994 letter
[2:14:55] that produced some train and has
[2:14:58] more specificity to what land
[2:15:01] uses are permitted. Some land
[2:15:04] uses have additional conditions
[2:15:05] or required a Fire Department
[2:15:08] permit depending on the land
[2:15:11] use. We have a threshold for a
[2:15:13] tup and when it's required.
[2:15:15] This is one source of strain in
[2:15:16] the past when events occurred on
[2:15:19] the property again this has the
[2:15:22] zoning entitlement of an
[2:15:24] amusement facility but some
[2:15:25] types of activities when they
[2:15:27] involve the public at large or
[2:15:31] of a certain size really should
[2:15:33] require the review and
[2:15:34] evaluation from the city, so
[2:15:36] we've identified a threshold in
[2:15:40] this pad that determines when a
[2:15:41] type of activity would require a
[2:15:43] termary use permit from the city
[2:15:45] so that threshold would be based
[2:15:47] on if generators are used or
[2:15:50] size of a tent so those types of
[2:15:52] facilities are align up with the
[2:15:55] size of a facility so in that
[2:15:57] case if a temporary use is
[2:15:59] required and it would come in
[2:16:01] and see if there is adequate
[2:16:03] parking and access and water
[2:16:05] facilities and the appropriate
[2:16:06] security andsafety measures in
[2:16:09] place and would occur with the
[2:16:11] Temporary Use Permit for those
[2:16:13] activities. What we're not
[2:16:16] looking to capture is smaller
[2:16:18] activities and they had model
[2:16:20] shoots and that's the purpose of
[2:16:23] the thresh host the mou it's a
[2:16:25] companion and outlines the
[2:16:26] commitment and how the range is
[2:16:28] operated in the future. In
[2:16:32] terms of public safety the pad
[2:16:33] `will specify that outdoor
[2:16:35] shooting will only occur within
[2:16:37] areas designationed shooting and
[2:16:38] range on the site plan.
[2:16:39] Furthermore all operations and
[2:16:42] management of the shooting
[2:16:43] ranges must be in accordance
[2:16:45] with the protocol in the
[2:16:47] operations handbook reviewed by
[2:16:49] Mr. Turner. The use of the
[2:16:50] facility is limited to shooting
[2:16:52] clubs and events and registered
[2:16:54] groups and police and military
[2:16:55] organizations and private
[2:16:57] members. Users on site they
[2:17:01] have to be accompanied by a
[2:17:04] Cowtown range safety officer.
[2:17:06] Rso or an approved one with
[2:17:07] credentials from Cowtown.
[2:17:11] Members that use the property
[2:17:14] also have to be within a range
[2:17:15] safety course of every six
[2:17:17] months to maintain the knowledge
[2:17:20] of the protocol. Now in terms
[2:17:24] of physical access -- this has
[2:17:25] been a little concerning there
[2:17:26] isn't any physical barrier
[2:17:31] around the property. We
[2:17:33] certainly don't want people to
[2:17:34] unwittingly to enter the
[2:17:36] property and what will happen as
[2:17:39] part of the pad and there are
[2:17:40] stipulations within the
[2:17:42] Ordinance and required to be
[2:17:45] fenced within a year and in two
[2:17:47] phases if you look at the plan
[2:17:50] to the right, the area
[2:17:51] identified in red. That's the
[2:17:52] most accessible part of the
[2:17:54] property and the entry and has
[2:17:55] to be fenced within a six month
[2:17:56] -
[2:17:57] period of the effective date if
[2:17:59] the Council chooses to adopt the
[2:18:01] Ordinance tonight. Also along
[2:18:03] with that the fencing would be
[2:18:06] required to have warning signage
[2:18:09] no less than 50 feet along the
[2:18:11] fencing. The second phase, the
[2:18:14] area in orange will be required
[2:18:16] to be fenced within a 12 month
[2:18:17] period and the area around the
[2:18:22] `orange is some of the areas on
[2:18:24] the property that are more
[2:18:25] rugged or have wildlife
[2:18:26] corridors that run through it so
[2:18:30] in the case that we have extreme
[2:18:32] rugged condition there is is the
[2:18:35] ability for post to be
[2:18:38] substituted and the fence is not
[2:18:40] practical in those cases but the
[2:18:43] warning signs are required in
[2:18:46] all the areas of the least 25 to
[2:18:49] square feet and within a year
[2:18:53] fully enclosed and signed to
[2:18:56] warn visitors of the area. The
[2:18:57] city does not presently have
[2:18:58] water and wastewater
[2:19:03] infrastructure to serve the
[2:19:04] site. However of Cowtown
[2:19:07] receives some potable water on
[2:19:09] site and wells and toilets are
[2:19:12] brought on site on a as needed
[2:19:16] basis. Any future expansion of
[2:19:17] the Cowtown facility will need
[2:19:19] future capacity and permitted
[2:19:21] facilities. As with any rezone
[2:19:24] case we also have a public
[2:19:26] outreach process. Given the
[2:19:28] size of the property
[2:19:29] notification was required to all
[2:19:31] properties within a quarter mile
[2:19:32] radius of it so we sent
[2:19:34] postcards out when the
[2:19:35] application comes in and prior
[2:19:39] to the notice of hearing and all
[2:19:42] registered HOAs within a 1 mile
[2:19:43] radius. You sought area and
[2:19:46] didn't touch a lot of owners and
[2:19:47] mainly the State Department and
[2:19:50] a number of property owners and
[2:19:53] we had a meeting at the wild
[2:19:56] west restaurant and attended by
[2:19:58] the state Land Commissioner and
[2:19:58] staff and Councilmember
[2:19:59] Binsbacher. Opposition and
[2:20:01] support to date we don't have
[2:20:03] any opposition to the pad
[2:20:06] request. We did have an
[2:20:07] opposition letter that was
[2:20:08] submitted and I will talk about
[2:20:10] and how it was resolved but
[2:20:14] today there is no current
[2:20:16] opposition. The state Land
[2:20:18] Department withdraw their
[2:20:18] opposition previously. Let's
[2:20:21] talk briefly about that
[2:20:22] opposition. Prior to November 2
[2:20:24] we hadn't received any support
[2:20:26] or opposition to the case.
[2:20:28] November 2 was about the time we
[2:20:31] were moving the case forward to
[2:20:33] the planning commission but we
[2:20:34] received a letter of opposition
[2:20:36] from the State Land Department
[2:20:37] and some of the concerns cited
[2:20:40] in the letter they wanted
[2:20:42] remediation. There were some
[2:20:43] -
[2:20:44] known contaminants they studied
[2:20:46] near the area and some physical
[2:20:49] encroachpts they were concerned
[2:20:51] about. They wanted savegards to
[2:20:53] encroachments on the property
[2:20:55] from any Cowtown activities and
[2:20:58] they believed that the range ban
[2:21:01] study and the diagram and
[2:21:05] technical studies that look at
[2:21:05] -
[2:21:07] the nature of where guns are
[2:21:10] fired and where they reach the
[2:21:13] property, so they wanted to in
[2:21:15] conformance with the Army range
[2:21:16] manual. After the letter was
[2:21:18] received the case was continued
[2:21:19] by the commission. Staff and
[2:21:21] the state Land Department and
[2:21:23] the applicant got together to
[2:21:26] talk through these concerns.
[2:21:27] Cowtown agreed they wored
[2:21:29] separately with the State Land
[2:21:30] Department on a separate
[2:21:32] agreement but essentially they
[2:21:35] agreed to fence the property
[2:21:37] that will help prevent future
[2:21:41] encroachments as I indicated and
[2:21:43] remove all of the encroachments
[2:21:46] and restore disturbed areas
[2:21:49] within that time frame and
[2:21:50] remediate the area within a
[2:21:52] three month period and the terms
[2:21:52] -
[2:21:54] evening though it's a separate
[2:21:57] agreement with Cowtown and state
[2:21:59] lands we acknowledge it in the
[2:22:00] mou and acknowledge the actions
[2:22:03] will be occurring as well, so as
[2:22:06] I indicated they withdraw their
[2:22:08] opposition in February 2018.
[2:22:10] The case went to the commission.
[2:22:12] We held a Study Session in
[2:22:14] January to talk through some of
[2:22:17] the complexities of the case and
[2:22:18] held a Public Hearing in
[2:22:20] March 2018 and had no speakers
[2:22:24] from the general public and that
[2:22:25] evening the commission
[2:22:25] recommended unanimously approval
[2:22:28] of the case and the key finding
[2:22:29] it's important to bring the case
[2:22:31] forward given the past histoy.
[2:22:35] We believe that the pad is the
[2:22:37] right tool. It provides
[2:22:41] improvement to the existing
[2:22:41] disposition and removes
[2:22:43] ambiguity and clarifies the uses
[2:22:44] and the operation and going
[2:22:47] forward this will put the city
[2:22:48] and Cowtown at a better position
[2:22:50] to resolve some of the disputes
[2:22:52] in the past so with that Mayor
[2:22:54] and Council the recommendation
[2:22:56] is two fold concur with the
[2:22:58] Planning Commission and the
[2:22:59] 78 acres from Special Use to
[2:23:02] Planned Area Development subject
[2:23:04] to condiions one through 17 and
[2:23:07] 16r approval to enter into a
[2:23:07] Memorandum of Understanding with
[2:23:11] Westward Ho Adventures and with
[2:23:13] that I will take any questions.
[2:23:15] >> Great. Well before I ask
[2:23:16] for questions I would like to
[2:23:18] thank you for all of your hard
[2:23:20] work on this. I know it has
[2:23:22] been going on for years and
[2:23:24] complicated in many different
[2:23:26] ways at many different times so
[2:23:28] to come to this conclusion I
[2:23:29] would like to thank the owners
[2:23:31] of the land and the staff that
[2:23:33] worked with the City of Peoria
[2:23:35] and for all of your diigence to
[2:23:39] `find a way for everyone to win
[2:23:41] in this. It's really wonderful
[2:23:43] that everyone did win and it all
[2:23:45] came out very healthy so with
[2:23:46] that Council are there any
[2:23:47] questions?
[2:23:48] >> [Inaudible] [Off Mic].
[2:23:50] >> Councilmember Binsbacher.
[2:23:53] >> Thank you. I would just
[2:23:55] echo the Mayor's comments.
[2:23:57] Thank you all. Brian
[2:23:59] Greathouse, the applicant, the
[2:24:02] property owners, staff for all
[2:24:03] of your work. This was
[2:24:06] definitely one of the most
[2:24:09] unique settings for a public
[2:24:10] meeting without a doubt, but
[2:24:12] this is progress. We're moving
[2:24:14] in the right direction and I
[2:24:16] really looking forward to see
[2:24:19] what happens in the future for
[2:24:21] Cowtown. I think it has
[2:24:22] tremendous poterrible. I always
[2:24:23] thought that so congratulations.
[2:24:24] >> Councilmember Hunt.
[2:24:27] >> Well, I too was plannings
[2:24:29] to thank everybody. I can tell
[2:24:33] this has been years of hard work
[2:24:35] and I think Chris If I were in
[2:24:36] your place and your planners I
[2:24:38] think it was unique and
[2:24:39] interesting even though a lot of
[2:24:42] hard work and Brian I am sure
[2:24:45] this was unique to anything you
[2:24:49] had represented before, and to
[2:24:51] the owners wow you have really
[2:24:53] hung in there and I think you're
[2:24:56] creating an amazing place out
[2:24:59] there. I can remember years ago
[2:25:00] well before you own today where
[2:25:02] I knew several people that got
[2:25:04] married out there and I know a
[2:25:06] lot of people went out there
[2:25:08] Saturday night for a good time.
[2:25:09] Not sure what they were going
[2:25:11] but went out for a good time. I
[2:25:14] did want to ask the owners or
[2:25:16] Brian do you guys have plans to
[2:25:22] reopen the brown part there that
[2:25:26] was the Old own like the
[2:25:29] rawhide kind of building facades
[2:25:30] and have that kind of
[2:25:31] entertainment?
[2:25:37] >> Would you care to come to
[2:25:38] the podium?.
[2:25:40] >> I'm going to let Brian earn
[2:25:41] his keep.
[2:25:43] >> Thank you Mayor, members of
[2:25:47] the Council. For the record my
[2:25:50] name is Brian Greathouse, East
[2:25:52] Osborne Road. Yeah. The
[2:25:53] Cowtown the old village on top
[2:25:56] of the hill is pretty run down.
[2:25:57] Ultimately it May be improved
[2:26:00] but if there is no need to
[2:26:02] improve it right now because
[2:26:03] there's no interested useerce in
[2:26:06] that but if there is a activity,
[2:26:07] maybe a movie shoot that would
[2:26:09] come up that would be a cool
[2:26:10] thing to update that.
[2:26:11] >> And I also wanted to ask
[2:26:14] maybe it was there and I missed
[2:26:16] it but if you're on Lake
[2:26:18] Pleasant Parkway and then go
[2:26:21] left how many miles actually is
[2:26:24] it to that property? It doesn't
[2:26:30] look very far to the map but you said
[2:26:30] it was
[2:26:32] a long way.
[2:26:34] >> It's 2.2 miles.
[2:26:35] >> Is it paved or stage coach.
[2:26:38] >> The first part is paved and
[2:26:39] beyond that --
[2:26:40] >> Man for themselves. Well
[2:26:41] thank you and congratulations.
[2:26:42] >> Thank you.
[2:26:47] >> I would like to add that
[2:26:50] road has been improve not too
[2:26:53] far in the recent -- I guess not
[2:26:55] so recent history so it's safe
[2:26:57] for you know public safety
[2:27:00] vehicles to go back there now so
[2:27:02] that's always a good thing.
[2:27:05] >> Mayor that's correct. A
[2:27:05] bring was installed about two
[2:27:06] years ago.
[2:27:07] >> Yeah, so I think there has
[2:27:10] been a lot of efforts to make
[2:27:12] things safe. I have one
[2:27:13] question since you're standing
[2:27:17] there Brian. Didn't sit down
[2:27:18] fast enough. I know that
[2:27:20] something has been worked out
[2:27:23] with state Land Department to
[2:27:24] remove conteminnocents from
[2:27:26] their land surrounding but what
[2:27:28] about lead contaminants on the
[2:27:30] actual property there? Is there
[2:27:32] any possibility of those staying
[2:27:36] there and filtering down to the
[2:27:37] water table?
[2:27:40] >> Good question. Rick Shaw
[2:27:42] just told me he has the well
[2:27:46] tested so he knows there is no
[2:27:50] high lead levels in the water
[2:27:53] table. All development has to
[2:27:55] be tested to meet certain
[2:27:57] residential and commercial
[2:27:59] levels so depending on what
[2:28:01] you're developing we will Matt
[2:28:04] Matt have to did that but it
[2:28:06] won't need to be done until
[2:28:07] something is proposed out there
[2:28:09] other than what is being used
[2:28:11] today. I don't think there are
[2:28:14] really any tests they do on an
[2:28:16] ongoing basis other than just
[2:28:17] cleaning up [Inaudible] And
[2:28:20] things like that, and there are
[2:28:22] other measures you can do at
[2:28:22] -
[2:28:29] shooting facilities I know they
[2:28:31] talked to me about and gathering
[2:28:33] the shells and takes a
[2:28:34] significant investment and
[2:28:36] that's something to look into as
[2:28:36] -
[2:28:37] well.
[2:28:40] >> Seems to me you might be
[2:28:41] able just to pick them up
[2:28:43] >> You could.
[2:28:46] >> I would like to suggest
[2:28:50] that if I might. All right.
[2:28:53] Any other comments? Motion?
[2:28:55] >> I move to approve 15r and
[2:28:58] 16r -- can we do this together?
[2:29:00] >> Excuse me Mayor. This is a
[2:29:02] Public Hearing. You need to
[2:29:03] open the Public Hearing.
[2:29:05] >> Oh Public Hearing. Okay.
[2:29:05] Wait one moment please
[2:29:06] [Gavel]
[2:29:08] >> This is a Public Hearing
[2:29:10] and I declare this Public
[2:29:11] Hearing open. Should there any
[2:29:13] members of the public that would
[2:29:13] -
[2:29:16] care to speak to this issue?
[2:29:18] Seeing none I declare this
[2:29:19] Public Hearing closed.
[2:29:20] -
[2:29:20] [Gavel]
[2:29:23] >> Council any further
[2:29:28] comments or a motion?
[2:29:32] >> Ready. A motion to approve
[2:29:34] Item 15r and 16r.
[2:29:36] >> Do we have to do them
[2:29:37] separately?
[2:29:38] >> We do? Okay.
[2:29:41] >> Just 15r.
[2:29:43] >> So I would like make a
[2:29:44] motion to approve 15r.
[2:29:45] >> Second.
[2:29:50] >> Thank you. Council please
[2:29:54] vote on Item 15r. And that
[2:29:56] passes unanimously. 16r is not
[2:29:59] a Public Hearing so I will just
[2:30:02] entertain other comments or a
[2:30:02] motion.
[2:30:03] >> So moved.
[2:30:03] >> Second?
[2:30:04] >> Second.
[2:30:08] >> Okay. We have a motion and
[2:30:16] a second. Council please vote.
[2:30:22] 16r passes unanimously also.
[2:30:24] Thank you. Congratulations.
[2:30:25] All right. Next item on the
[2:30:28] agenda is call to the public for
[2:30:31] non agenda items. I have no
[2:30:32] speaker request forms at this
[2:30:35] time so we will move on to
[2:30:37] reports from the City Manager.
[2:30:38] Mr. Tyne.
[2:30:40] >> Great thank you Mayor and
[2:30:44] first off I wanted to ask our
[2:30:46] community department staff to
[2:30:48] come up. 2018 of course marked
[2:30:49] the 25th season for Spring
[2:30:51] Training year at the City of
[2:30:53] Peoria and with that in mind we
[2:30:56] wanted to provide a report on
[2:30:57] the 2018 Spring Training season
[2:31:01] so we will have the Deputy
[2:31:05] Director of community services
[2:31:06] introduce the staff. Thank you
[2:31:07] Chris.
[2:31:09] >> Thank you Jeff. Mayor,
[2:31:09] members of the Council, thank
[2:31:10] you very much for your
[2:31:13] commitment over the past 25
[2:31:15] years to the teams and the
[2:31:17] partners and the sports complex
[2:31:17] -
[2:31:20] as a whole. You're about to
[2:31:21] hear a fantastic season, our
[2:31:23] 25th season, but it's not just
[2:31:25] the team on the season that we
[2:31:26] get to see during Spring
[2:31:29] Training. I would be remiss if
[2:31:31] I didn't mention the support
[2:31:33] staff at Spring Training. You
[2:31:35] will hear two professionals talk
[2:31:36] about the season but behind the
[2:31:40] scenes we're working with the
[2:31:41] Police Department, Fire
[2:31:43] Department, safety andsecurity
[2:31:46] and mlb and a huge support and
[2:31:47] Jill [Inaudible] And the
[2:31:49] organization as well. Our video
[2:31:51] board is running with replay
[2:31:52] that has been aided upon by
[2:31:54] their professional skills and
[2:31:56] many more others behind the
[2:31:59] scenes I could stay all night
[2:32:01] and express but I wanted to pass
[2:32:05] that on and 25 years of support.
[2:32:06] I would like to introduce staff
[2:32:09] who will walk you through the
[2:32:10] season for 2018.
[2:32:12] >> Thank you Mayor and
[2:32:13] Council. We appreciate the
[2:32:15] opportunity to present to you
[2:32:17] some of the highlights from the
[2:32:20] 2018 Spring Training season as
[2:32:24] Jeff and Chris mentioned our
[2:32:26] 25th season. Peoria finished
[2:32:27] sixth over all in average
[2:32:30] attendance for the third year in
[2:32:33] a row so 3% increase in average
[2:32:36] per game attendance over 2017.
[2:32:38] We drew over 200,000 fans for
[2:32:40] the fourth year in a row and for
[2:32:44] the 14th time in the 25 seasons.
[2:32:47] Compared to the other two teams
[2:32:51] facilities in the Cactus League
[2:32:53] we were third in those rankings.
[2:32:56] As 2017 was a world baseball
[2:32:57] classic seasonlet 2018 Campaign
[2:32:59] Academy the return back to a
[2:33:02] typical average 30 game season
[2:33:06] as we hosted five less game than
[2:33:08] 2017. We had a record 13 night
[2:33:11] games driven by a Mariners
[2:33:14] performance study. And under
[2:33:15] the new player agreement the
[2:33:17] start of Spring Training was
[2:33:20] earlier than before and the
[2:33:22] first game on February 23 which
[2:33:24] will be a challenge for the fear
[2:33:25] seeable future. The league
[2:33:27] reported that the start did
[2:33:31] affect the relate of the league
[2:33:34] with all the other stadiums
[2:33:38] recording the lowest game prior
[2:33:43] to March 1. In 2018 the Spring
[2:33:45] Training just missed eclipsing
[2:33:49] the $8 million in gross revenues
[2:33:51] from game day revenue
[2:33:53] categories. But although the
[2:33:56] total revenues are don impacted
[2:33:58] by the five less games we did
[2:34:00] see a positive uptick in all
[2:34:02] game day revenues categories
[2:34:06] with the overall totaling an
[2:34:09] increase of 6.9% per game in the
[2:34:11] key categories. Additionally
[2:34:14] City of Peoria staff for the
[2:34:18] first time directly operated the
[2:34:20] cater group sales despite having
[2:34:23] five less games we reached great
[2:34:24] success increasing our group
[2:34:26] sales revenue by nearly 20% over
[2:34:33] 2017. And I will pass it over.
[2:34:38] >> [Inaudible] Oh I said nice
[2:34:38] patio furniture
[2:34:39] [Laughter]
[2:34:40] >> As mentioned this season we
[2:34:44] are in the 25th year of Spring
[2:34:47] Training and an unprecedented
[2:34:48] campaign themed around civic and
[2:34:50] community engagement in serving
[2:34:52] the fans for 25 seasons. We %
[2:34:53] celebrated people in the
[2:34:55] community that work and serve in
[2:34:56] capacities that protect and
[2:34:59] provide for others such as
[2:35:01] teachers, nurses, first
[2:35:02] responders, volunteers, active
[2:35:04] military and retired veterans.
[2:35:07] We also enhanced fundraising
[2:35:08] opportunities for childrens'
[2:35:09] education and animal care and
[2:35:12] celebrated with fans with
[2:35:14] special give aways and
[2:35:15] experimental opportunities.
[2:35:17] Along with our goal to work with
[2:35:20] the Mariners and the Padres to
[2:35:22] offer competitive and affordable
[2:35:23] ticket prices the resident
[2:35:25] awards program was offered again
[2:35:29] this season. The second year of
[2:35:31] this season saw 72 increase in
[2:35:34] redemptions over last year.
[2:35:36] With this offer Peoria residents
[2:35:39] could claim 25% off each ticket
[2:35:41] up to four tickets for as many
[2:35:43] games and when purchasing
[2:35:47] tickets in advance we included a
[2:35:49] voucher for free parking. As
[2:35:52] always the Peoria Diamond Club
[2:35:54] was an interal part of Spring
[2:35:58] Training in Peoria and started
[2:35:59] with five store volunteers 20%
[2:36:03] which were new recruits and
[2:36:05] contributed 20,000 hours of work
[2:36:08] at the Sports Complex and
[2:36:13] parking and ticket taking and
[2:36:15] ushering and more and the
[2:36:18] charity game the Diamond Club
[2:36:20] show the for youth organizations
[2:36:23] and raised funds for these
[2:36:25] efforts and it yielded over
[2:36:30] 21,000 in giving for the period.
[2:36:33] The Cactus League commissioned
[2:36:35] an economic impact survey this
[2:36:36] season. Arizona State
[2:36:38] University executed the survey
[2:36:41] and the previous one conducted
[2:36:44] by fmr associates was done in
[2:36:45] 2015 and Spring Training impact
[2:36:47] of $30 million annually for the
[2:36:49] City of Peoria. Additionally
[2:36:52] asu is cmpleting a non Spring
[2:36:55] Training economic impact study.
[2:36:58] The 2015 study yielded an
[2:36:58] additional 25 million in
[2:37:03] economic impact throughout the
[2:37:04] calendar year and Peoria Sports
[2:37:04] -
[2:37:06] Complex and all the activities
[2:37:07] from April to January. Wit
[2:37:08] that on behalf of everyone at
[2:37:09] the Spors Complex we would like
[2:37:12] to thank the Mayor, the City
[2:37:14] Council, city leadership, and
[2:37:16] Peoria residents for their
[2:37:17] continued support.
[2:37:21] >> Than you. Council do you
[2:37:22] have any questions or comments?
[2:37:23] .
[2:37:25] >> I will make a quick
[2:37:29] comment. Congratulations on the
[2:37:31] 25th season and for recognizing
[2:37:33] all that goes in to putting on a
[2:37:35] Spring Training. I think you
[2:37:37] guys are amazing. It's
[2:37:38] incredible what you do over
[2:37:42] there not just Spring Training
[2:37:43] but throughout the year. What
[2:37:44] communication adds to that
[2:37:46] effort is tremendous and it's
[2:37:48] really showing, but it's
[2:37:51] tremendous team work. You guys
[2:37:53] are awesome and you do it with
[2:37:55] the citizens in mind, the
[2:37:58] community in mind. The
[2:38:00] promotions that you're so loyal
[2:38:01] to that Peoria is loyal to year
[2:38:04] after year to take care of the
[2:38:07] residents I think is fantastic
[2:38:08] too so well done guys.
[2:38:09] >> Councilmember Edwards.
[2:38:13] >> Thank you Mayor. I want to
[2:38:15] concur with Bridget. You really
[2:38:17] knocked it out of the park again
[2:38:18] this year and not only
[2:38:19] congratulations to you but a
[2:38:22] special thanks and shout out to
[2:38:24] all the red shirts. Year after
[2:38:26] year it's neat to see the same
[2:38:28] returning individuals, men and
[2:38:29] women volunteering their time
[2:38:30] and they're part of the Peoria
[2:38:32] family. They really understand
[2:38:34] the area. They know the
[2:38:35] concessions. They know the
[2:38:37] parking and the restaurants
[2:38:41] across the street so they really
[2:38:44] are an extension of Peoria with
[2:38:47] Peoria and I watched many times
[2:38:49] "what is need to do here? Have
[2:38:51] you anyone to the restaurants
[2:38:55] across the street or the go to
[2:38:56] the lake they're really
[2:38:58] Ambassadors for us and I want to
[2:38:59] thanks them for a job well one.
[2:38:59] -
[2:39:00] Thank you Mayor.
[2:39:02] >> Councilmember Hunt did you
[2:39:03] have something? Well thank you
[2:39:06] very much and congratulations,
[2:39:09] 25 is a big one. Silver, isn't
[2:39:12] it? Or is it diamonds. They're
[2:39:13] all diamonds, aren't they?
[2:39:16] >> Thank you Blake, Mike and
[2:39:17] Chris. I appreciate that. Last
[2:39:19] quick item I just wanted to
[2:39:21] bring out you're aware that the
[2:39:23] city puts considerable effort to
[2:39:24] maintain the highest standards
[2:39:26] within the major operating
[2:39:27] department ofs. We often do
[2:39:29] that through the form of
[2:39:30] accreditation and recently the
[2:39:32] Police Department has done
[2:39:32] through its accreditation
[2:39:34] process. The commission of
[2:39:35] accreditation for law
[2:39:35] -
[2:39:37] enforcement agencies was in town
[2:39:40] with two of their national site
[2:39:41] interviewers under going
[2:39:42] extensive review of our
[2:39:43] department and our city and our
[2:39:46] community met with a number of
[2:39:47] different stakeholders including
[2:39:48] our own Mayor to learn more
[2:39:50] about all of our operations and
[2:39:52] practices that we have. While
[2:39:54] we won't have an official answer
[2:39:59] until the summer I can tell you
[2:40:01] that colea interviewers said
[2:40:01] -
[2:40:03] we're compliant with all 484
[2:40:04] standards they have in place so
[2:40:06] we're very optimistic to say the
[2:40:07] least. That's all I have and
[2:40:08] thank you.
[2:40:10] >> All right thank you. And
[2:40:11] we'll move on to reports from
[2:40:14] City Council and we will begin
[2:40:17] with Youth Council Liaison
[2:40:18] Acosta.
[2:40:20] >> Thank you Mayor. So I will
[2:40:23] bin talking about Relay for
[2:40:25] Life. I remember I mentioned
[2:40:31] this last meeting that happened
[2:40:35] on -- a Saturday -- it's not
[2:40:37] important but our high school,
[2:40:39] Centennial High School hosted
[2:40:42] Relay for Life and the event and
[2:40:43] the mission to give hope and
[2:40:46] comfort to the victims and
[2:40:48] family members of cancer. There
[2:40:51] were many organizations there
[2:40:53] trying to raise funds, trying to
[2:40:56] raise funds to research for a
[2:40:57] cure. The Youth Advisory Board
[2:41:00] was there raising money as well.
[2:41:03] Last time I checked we raised
[2:41:04] -
[2:41:06] $800 but that is notincluding
[2:41:07] the thousand dollar donation
[2:41:10] from Councilmember Finn. Thank
[2:41:13] you for that and I think that
[2:41:16] was -- it was like -- that was
[2:41:18] about the total. I'm not sure
[2:41:20] where we left off but we did a
[2:41:25] really good job so I also
[2:41:27] mentioned that I was going to
[2:41:33] fcla state and guess what? I am
[2:41:35] also to nationals. Yay.
[2:41:35] [Applause]
[2:41:36] >> And the Council is unable
[2:41:37] to respond to items presented as
[2:41:38] part of the speakers' request.
[2:41:38] Procedures.
[2:41:38] >>.
[2:41:39] >>.
[2:41:42] >>.
[2:41:43] >> Parliamentary procedures.
[2:41:44] How ironic and the this is the
[2:41:46] first time I am going to
[2:41:48] nationals. I am super excited.
[2:41:50] I am going to set up a go fund
[2:41:52] me page. If you want that
[2:41:54] information I will gladly give
[2:41:56] it to you and also Peoria
[2:41:58] Diamond Club. I just wanted to
[2:42:00] say thank you because I know I
[2:42:01] applied for a scholarship and
[2:42:05] luckily I got it so I just want
[2:42:07] to express my gratitude for what
[2:42:09] you do for our students and
[2:42:12] that's all I have. Thank you.
[2:42:13] >> Thank you. Councilmember
[2:42:14] Patena.
[2:42:17] >> Okay. Thank you Mayor. So
[2:42:22] on Saturday April 7 Carin
[2:42:24] Halstead and I attended the
[2:42:25] Peacock hoa meeting in
[2:42:27] conjunction with the annul
[2:42:28] meeting and probably 30 people
[2:42:29] in attendance. I gave an update
[2:42:32] what is going on in the City of
[2:42:37] Peoria, what we can expect in
[2:42:38] the future. It was attended by
[2:42:42] the Police Department and City
[2:42:43] Code officer Evan Greenwald.
[2:42:44] It's good to have the police and
[2:42:47] the code come out and so many
[2:42:49] questions they're asked and the
[2:42:51] Commander talked about crime
[2:42:52] statistics and they wer
[2:42:54] impressive so it was a good
[2:42:58] meeting and I like attending hoa
[2:42:59] meetings and telling people
[2:43:02] about what goes on in our city
[2:43:04] and on Monday April 9 and
[2:43:07] Tuesday April 10 last week we
[2:43:08] held our Budget Study Sessions
[2:43:10] and the Budget Study Sessions
[2:43:12] are were actually scheduled for
[2:43:14] three days. We got those taken
[2:43:17] care of in two days. On both
[2:43:20] days we actually got out early.
[2:43:22] I saw the budget presentation as
[2:43:24] being pretty flawless. It was
[2:43:26] very easy to understand and
[2:43:28] follow. A know a lot of work --
[2:43:30] if you ever look at the budget
[2:43:32] book it's 6 inches thick and I
[2:43:34] know a lot of work goes into the
[2:43:38] budget and I want to thak Katie
[2:43:41] Gregory and Barry Hogue for an
[2:43:43] amazing job. It's quite a job
[2:43:45] that you guys do and I for one
[2:43:47] appreciate an easy budget
[2:43:49] process. I'm not that numbers
[2:43:50] guy and congratulations to the
[2:43:53] police accreditation process. I
[2:43:53] -
[2:43:58] am sure Chief that you will
[2:44:00] become accredited and it's no
[2:44:03] easy task. Like Jeff said you
[2:44:05] have over 400 standards that you
[2:44:06] have to movement that's a lot so
[2:44:08] congratulations to you and I
[2:44:10] look forward to you becoming
[2:44:10] accredited. That's all I have
[2:44:11] Mayor.
[2:44:14] >> Thank you. Councilmember
[2:44:15] Binsbacher.
[2:44:18] >> Thank you Mayor. I would
[2:44:20] have to concur with
[2:44:21] Councilmember Patena on the
[2:44:24] budget process. I just don't
[2:44:27] know how it could have gone any
[2:44:28] -- run any more efficiently
[2:44:30] really. Thank you to staff for
[2:44:32] all your work and commitment and
[2:44:35] making that happen, and you made
[2:44:37] that process so seamless, and I
[2:44:39] am very grateful for that and we
[2:44:41] got some great things
[2:44:42] accomplished so that's
[2:44:44] fantastic. I just want to
[2:44:46] mention that we have the Party
[2:44:48] for the Planet New River clean
[2:44:51] up on Saturday morning and that
[2:44:54] is at 7:00 A.M. At the 99th and
[2:44:56] northern and then later that
[2:44:58] same afternoon on Saturday at
[2:45:01] 4:00 P.M. We have Planet Palooza
[2:45:03] Earth Day Festival at West Wing
[2:45:05] community park. That starts at
[2:45:06] 4:00 P.M.. Fantastic event and
[2:45:07] I currently everyone to get out
[2:45:09] to either of those events that
[2:45:11] day. That's all I have Mayor.
[2:45:12] Thank you.
[2:45:14] >> Thank you. Councilmember
[2:45:14] Finn.
[2:45:15] >> Councilmember -- Vice Mayor
[2:45:17] Finn.
[2:45:19] >> I will take either one,
[2:45:21] doesn't really matter. I also
[2:45:22] want to concur about the
[2:45:23] budgetary process. I am sure
[2:45:26] you will hear it down the line.
[2:45:29] That was the Budget Analystary
[2:45:33] process I have been through and
[2:45:35] incredibly thorough and never
[2:45:38] ceases to amaze me people can
[2:45:39] answer questions on the fly and
[2:45:41] you answered them and very
[2:45:42] impressive and very appreciated
[2:45:44] the work that went into that. I
[2:45:46] also wanted to thank my
[2:45:49] assistant Irene for help in the
[2:45:50] shred-a-thon on Saturday, this
[2:45:53] `past Saturday, very nice turn
[2:45:54] out. We actually collected
[2:45:55] donations for the church as
[2:45:57] people handed money for the
[2:45:59] church so it was a nice site
[2:46:02] there we could actually help
[2:46:02] collect some donations for them
[2:46:07] but it was a nice turn out, 130
[2:46:08] some cars. It's always daunting
[2:46:10] when you pull up and there is a
[2:46:12] line out into the street and
[2:46:13] thank the Youth Advisory members
[2:46:15] that came out and helped us as
[2:46:17] well so that was very, very
[2:46:20] helpful for us and then finally
[2:46:21] I attended an informational
[2:46:24] meeting on the improvements at
[2:46:27] the Thunderbird and 83rd Avenue
[2:46:29] that are upcoming. If someone
[2:46:30] is watching that is interested
[2:46:32] in that and you could get to the
[2:46:34] meeting because of the sheer
[2:46:35] gridlock of the people that
[2:46:37] attended there is an absolutely
[2:46:41] amazing video and I mean that
[2:46:42] sincerely. About four minutes
[2:46:44] long. I believe we're posting
[2:46:45] it on the city's website that
[2:46:49] gives the information on that
[2:46:50] project, how long it takes, why
[2:46:52] we're doing it and the
[2:46:53] innovative technology the city
[2:46:54] used in their traffic signal
[2:46:56] there is so I encourage anyone
[2:46:58] if you weren't able to make that
[2:47:00] meeting to please go on the
[2:47:02] website when it's up and watch
[2:47:03] the video because it's very,
[2:47:05] very well done and incredibly
[2:47:07] informative so that's all I
[2:47:07] have.
[2:47:08] >> All right Councilmember
[2:47:09] Edwards.
[2:47:10] >> Thank you Mayor. So I
[2:47:12] guess I will continue with the
[2:47:14] trend and thank staff for all
[2:47:15] their hard work on the budget
[2:47:21] and I see a few of them down
[2:47:22] there smiling. Katie your smile
[2:47:24] don't get any bigger than here
[2:47:27] and you did amazing job getting
[2:47:31] the amazing and like the Mayor
[2:47:32] said the questions were
[2:47:33] anticipated ahead of time and
[2:47:35] thank you for doing the due
[2:47:37] diligence and making the process
[2:47:40] so seamless. I have been here
[2:47:41] in years past when the process
[2:47:44] wasn't seamless and you did a
[2:47:45] phenomenal job and Jeff and
[2:47:48] staff thank you for that. Last
[2:47:51] week I attended ribbon cutting
[2:47:54] at bubbies and in the p83
[2:47:56] district and next to Harkins I
[2:48:01] highly recommend going over,
[2:48:06] phenomenal burgers pizza,
[2:48:07] chicken, a phenomenal group of
[2:48:09] food and welcome to the p83
[2:48:12] area. I attended the opening of
[2:48:13] the Peoria Leadership Institute
[2:48:15] class and the class just seems
[2:48:17] to grow every year. I think
[2:48:19] it's 24 residents that we have
[2:48:22] in this year's class.
[2:48:23] Phenomenal amount of interest in
[2:48:26] the classes and they range from
[2:48:28] public safety to water to
[2:48:30] budget. Katie you had them
[2:48:32] eating out of your hands last
[2:48:33] week on the budget numbers. It
[2:48:36] was neat to watch and listen to
[2:48:38] the questions they had and again
[2:48:40] you anticipated and had all of
[2:48:41] the information readily
[2:48:43] available and kudos to you and
[2:48:47] staff. Ths weekend I was able
[2:48:49] to cohost a shred-a-thon with
[2:48:51] Wal-Mart off of Deer Valley Road
[2:48:53] and Lake Pleasant Parkway and
[2:48:55] had 170 cars come through the
[2:48:57] parking lot. I hink I beat you
[2:48:58] Mike.
[2:48:58] >> [Inaudible].
[2:49:00] >> Yeah, I know, maybe it was
[2:49:02] 500. I don't know. But again I
[2:49:04] just want to thank everybody
[2:49:06] that came out and will continue
[2:49:10] -
[2:49:11] to do that. I think we all do
[2:49:12] one in our own district at some
[2:49:13] point point and it's a great
[2:49:15] opportunity to get rid of items
[2:49:17] no longer needed and finally I
[2:49:19] want to be one of the first to
[2:49:23] welcome one of the new police
[2:49:26] officers to our force. Oliver
[2:49:31] is our new service dog donated
[2:49:33] by the foundation for service
[2:49:36] dog support and golden retriever
[2:49:38] and went through 18 months of
[2:49:39] training and had a graduation
[2:49:41] and ceremony and sworn in on
[2:49:42] Saturday and welcome to the
[2:49:45] police force and that's all I
[2:49:47] have.
[2:49:47] >> Don't forget about the paw
[2:49:48] print.
[2:49:48] >> Yes.
[2:49:51] >> I had the privilege of
[2:49:52] meeting Oliver today earlier in
[2:49:57] the parking lot out there and
[2:49:57] needless to say it's love at
[2:49:58] -
[2:49:59] first sight and he's actually a
[2:50:01] `comfort dog. He doesn't have to
[2:50:03] smell out for bombs or anything
[2:50:05] like that. He just gets loved on
[2:50:08] all the time and as a golden
[2:50:09] retriever he certainly puts out
[2:50:12] that love. I want to say first
[2:50:15] of all thank you you Boy Scouts
[2:50:19] for coming and you have been so
[2:50:20] patient. I watched -- was a
[2:50:21] teacher so I gravitate to
[2:50:25] watching kids and I didn't have
[2:50:27] an inpulse anytime to tell
[2:50:28] someone to turn around and tell
[2:50:30] someone to be quiet and I think
[2:50:32] -- I think someone was doing
[2:50:36] their homework but that is okay.
[2:50:37] These meetings can be tedious, i
[2:50:39] agree for your age but I hope
[2:50:41] you got something out of it
[2:50:43] tonight and I hope that you saw
[2:50:46] that we don't do all boring
[2:50:49] things. The shooting range, the
[2:50:51] Cowtown. That will probably be
[2:50:53] of interest to you as you turn
[2:50:53] -
[2:50:54] afternoon I think you have to be
[2:50:56] 18 in order to go out there and
[2:51:01] shoot but that's going to be a
[2:51:04] real amenity for you. Also the
[2:51:04] -
[2:51:06] ballpark. Here's me being a
[2:51:08] teacher again. How many went to
[2:51:13] a game at the Sports Complex?
[2:51:15] Mariners, anybody? Did you sit
[2:51:17] in the grass and eat a hot dog
[2:51:18] and a fun experience and one of
[2:51:19] the things to do in the City of
[2:51:21] Peoria and anyway thank you for
[2:51:24] being our guests here tonight.
[2:51:26] Okay. First of all Maylee
[2:51:29] mentioned the Relay for Life. I
[2:51:33] was privileged to welcome all of
[2:51:34] the hundreds of cancer
[2:51:36] survivors, people with active
[2:51:38] cancer, relatives of cancer
[2:51:40] victims to the City of Peoria
[2:51:42] and it was at Centennial High
[2:51:45] School and they allowed me to
[2:51:47] come in there even though I'm a
[2:51:47] -
[2:51:50] Peoria High School person and it
[2:51:55] was really uplifting and I
[2:51:57] really enjoyed it. And that was
[2:52:00] the Relay for Life. Also the
[2:52:01] Peoria arts and culture festival
[2:52:04] was held down here a couple of
[2:52:08] Saturdays ago where the old
[2:52:11] place was jus student art from
[2:52:13] all high schools and elementary
[2:52:14] schools in the Peoria Unified
[2:52:19] School District and that is
[2:52:20] really fun. The planair --
[2:52:22] Bridgette you didn't mention it.
[2:52:24] >> [Inaudible].
[2:52:28] >> Results? Okay. There was
[2:52:30] a wonderful planeair. If you
[2:52:33] don't know what it is it's when
[2:52:37] artists go paint in the open air
[2:52:49] and get a vision there beautiful
[2:52:50] scenery and others learn from
[2:52:52] them and paint themselves. It's
[2:52:54] just an amazing festival. It
[2:52:56] was the first of many I am sure
[2:53:00] to come and that was put on by
[2:53:06] wam. And I think last I want to
[2:53:09] say just thank you to our police
[2:53:11] personnel on all levels. We
[2:53:14] just know how hard you work for
[2:53:14] -
[2:53:16] our safety and just to make
[2:53:18] Peoria a really comfortable
[2:53:20] wonderful place to live. We do
[2:53:22] feel safe in our neighborhoods
[2:53:24] because of our cops on the
[2:53:26] street. You guys put -- you put
[2:53:28] your lives on the line everyday.
[2:53:30] You never know when you stop
[2:53:32] someone for a tail light how
[2:53:35] they're going to respond and we
[2:53:40] just really -- I really
[2:53:42] appreciate that, and all of the
[2:53:43] backstage people too that make
[2:53:46] your cops on the street
[2:53:47] possible, our 911 operators that
[2:53:50] we celebrated two weeks ago here
[2:53:51] at our Council meeting, and they
[2:53:53] have a really tough job.
[2:53:56] They're the first ones to hear
[2:53:57] that cry for help, and just want
[2:53:59] you to know at all levels
[2:54:02] whether you're in an office now,
[2:54:04] whether you're a detective,
[2:54:05] whether you'r a street cop,
[2:54:06] whatever your position you
[2:54:09] really are appreciated and the
[2:54:12] fact that you're going to
[2:54:13] receive this calea accreditation
[2:54:15] is just really a high tribute to
[2:54:16] this whole department so thank
[2:54:20] you for what you do and I am so
[2:54:21] glad you have Oliver now because
[2:54:24] he will take you to a whole new
[2:54:26] level I am sure.
[2:54:37] >> Thank you. Councilmember
[2:54:38] Leone.
[2:54:40] >> Yes. Thank you. On
[2:54:43] Saturday April 7 I went to Osuna
[2:54:46] Park. They had the Peoria arts
[2:54:48] culture festival. This is a
[2:54:51] great event and I don't want to
[2:54:56] see this fade away, go away
[2:54:58] someplace else because the kids
[2:55:00] that did all the drawings did a
[2:55:01] great job. They do a lot better
[2:55:03] than I can do and the music was
[2:55:04] great and the food was great and
[2:55:08] there was a lot of people there
[2:55:11] and I really proud to see as
[2:55:13] many there as there was. I want
[2:55:14] to make sure to keep this
[2:55:15] festival going and important to
[2:55:22] the City of Peoria and important
[2:55:24] to the families. Also Wednesday
[2:55:26] the leadership school and had
[2:55:30] about 30 kids there, 30 people
[2:55:32] there and it's great and they're
[2:55:34] going to have eight, nine weeks
[2:55:39] and they're going to learn a lot
[2:55:41] from all these instructors, so
[2:55:44] when you go if you have any
[2:55:45] questions make sure you ask the
[2:55:48] questions and get the answers.
[2:55:49] `It's important and these are the
[2:55:53] people that can give you the
[2:55:57] answers. On Saturday April 14
[2:55:59] we had Scotland Yard Park event.
[2:56:03] It was just great. We had the
[2:56:05] movie Coco. I don't know if
[2:56:07] anybody saw it or not but it was
[2:56:09] a great movie. Everything was
[2:56:11] free. There was a lot of people
[2:56:15] there and I just want to say
[2:56:17] thank you to my assistant Carin.
[2:56:19] She did all the work. She put
[2:56:21] it together and took it a part
[2:56:23] and I want to thank her for
[2:56:26] that. God bless each and every
[2:56:30] one of you and God bless America
[2:56:33] and God bless the Boy Scouts.
[2:56:34] >> Thank you. Youth Council
[2:56:36] Liaison Gatrost.
[2:56:38] >> Thank you Mayor. April 7
[2:56:41] in the morning I attended the
[2:56:42] `Peoria Arts and Cultural
[2:56:45] Festival. There was amazing art
[2:56:47] work that was there. There was
[2:56:49] even a chalk board to fill out
[2:56:51] what art means to you and there
[2:56:53] were a lot of different
[2:56:58] responses and to me it was
[2:57:00] really inspirational. Later
[2:57:02] that day I attended the Relay
[2:57:05] for Life event held at
[2:57:09] Centennial High School. The
[2:57:11] Youth Advisory Board raised $820
[2:57:15] and 10 cents. That's not
[2:57:18] including Mr. Michael Finn's
[2:57:22] donation, and they also lead a
[2:57:24] Congo lap from what I heard. I
[2:57:25] also want to say thank you to
[2:57:27] those that participated and
[2:57:30] donated and helpd out at this
[2:57:31] event because it truly remains a
[2:57:34] lot because I had a lot of
[2:57:38] family who has cancer so yeah.
[2:57:38] -
[2:57:40] On April 14 I attended a
[2:57:43] shred-a-thon for Vice Mayor Finn
[2:57:48] along with one of my youth
[2:57:52] advisory peers Leah Gilbertson.
[2:57:54] There was lots of cars and went
[2:57:57] by smoothly. Later that day I
[2:57:58] went to Carlo Leone event, the
[2:58:01] Park Fest and had a showing of
[2:58:03] movie Coco like he said. I
[2:58:05] never seen that movie and it was
[2:58:09] `the first time and it was just
[2:58:10] amazing. By far my favorite
[2:58:12] Pixar movie. I know it's
[2:58:13] getting into the summertime.
[2:58:15] It's getting warm, pool season
[2:58:17] is here and so I just encourage
[2:58:17] -
[2:58:20] you guys if you haven't yet take
[2:58:23] the cpr certification class from
[2:58:25] the Peoria Fire med because I
[2:58:27] took that class and you get
[2:58:29] certified then and there and it
[2:58:32] was really awesome. I enjoyed
[2:58:35] it, and also at the -- I also
[2:58:38] forgot to mention at the Relay
[2:58:42] for Life we had a dunk tank and
[2:58:43] -
[2:58:45] we dunked the Chief and I am
[2:58:49] pretty sure he had a good time
[2:58:49] in that dunk tank --
[2:58:50] [Laughter]
[2:58:50] >>.
[2:58:54] >> He's saying no, he did not.
[2:58:54] >> And I would also like to
[2:58:56] congratulate the Peoria Police
[2:58:59] Department for getting their new
[2:59:01] addition Oliver because I like
[2:59:02] dogs so that's all I have today
[2:59:04] Mayor. Thank you.
[2:59:06] >> Thank you. And I just want
[2:59:08] to add one more thing about the
[2:59:09] budget if I might. If you
[2:59:12] haven't heard too much about it
[2:59:14] already. I know that it seeps
[2:59:17] like we were just oh so
[2:59:18] brilliant getting through the
[2:59:21] budget in two days but we must
[2:59:23] not forget throughout the course
[2:59:24] of the last six months we have
[2:59:26] been having work Study Sessions
[2:59:28] that lead up to this brilliance
[2:59:31] on economic development and our
[2:59:34] Enterprise Funds and various
[2:59:35] different kinds of conversations
[2:59:38] that took a big chunk of our
[2:59:40] budget, and also our Capital
[2:59:44] Improvement Program. I would
[2:59:46] like to congratulate a denna.
[2:59:49] It was the first time giving the
[2:59:50] Capital Improvement Program
[2:59:51] budget presentation. She spoke
[2:59:54] for an hour and a half on our
[2:59:56] very largest proects in the
[2:59:59] city and she did it without
[3:00:01] notes. It was incredible. She
[3:00:02] knew the answer to every
[3:00:05] question. She knew every
[3:00:06] project and just peoples volumes
[3:00:08] for how ready you were for your
[3:00:09] promotion that you received last
[3:00:11] year so thank you for that and
[3:00:12] thanks everybody for all the
[3:00:14] preparation, how well you
[3:00:16] prepared us is what was really
[3:00:19] great, and then we ended up with
[3:00:21] a perfectly balanced budget with
[3:00:22] no tax increase the Peoria way
[3:00:24] so thank you all very much and
[3:00:28] with that we are adjourned.
[3:00:29] [Gavel]
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