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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 57 EAST FIRST STREET
Monday, April 20, 2009
5:45 P.M.
Invocation by Reverend Stewart Lewis, Velda Rose United Methodist Church.
Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor’s Welcome.
Mayor’s proclamation of National Volunteer Week.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
All citizens are permitted and encouraged to speak on agenda items. If you are interested in speaking on an agenda item, please fill out a blue card in the back of the room and give it to the City Clerk. When the Council considers the item, you will be called to the podium to provide your comments.
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.
(Members of the Mesa City Council will attend either in person or by telephone conference call).
1. Take action on all consent agenda items.
*2. Approval of minutes of previous meetings as written.
3. Conduct a public hearing prior to releasing the petition for signatures for the following proposed annexations:
4. Take action on the following liquor license applications:
*4a. Billy Wayne’s All American Grille
New Restaurant License for Billy Wayne’s All American Grille, 2662 E. University Drive Suite 102, Crowl Enterprises LLC, Kevin Matthew Crowl, Agent. The previous Restaurant License held at this location by Arizona Mongolian Grill was surrendered to the State Liquor Board on March 31st, 2008.
(District 2)
5. Take action on the following contracts:
The Business Services Department recommends authorizing purchase from the City of Glendale contract with Musgrove Enterprises LLC dba SealMaster AZ at $311,362.50 annually, based on estimated requirements, including applicable sales tax. (Citywide)
*5b. Purchase of Video Conferencing Equipment for the Fire Department and Future Citywide Use.
The Business Services Department recommends authorizing purchase from the State of Arizona contracts with BT Conferencing Video, Inc. at $483,962.31, including applicable sales tax. (Citywide)
This project will extend a 24-inch storm drain pipe east through the intersection of Stapley Drive and Brown Road. This project will also raise the banks of an open channel along Power Road from Hermosa Vista Drive to Delmon Drive and will install a weir system that allows over topping flows to continue south. These improvements will substantially reduce potential flooding at both locations.
Recommend award to the low bidder, J. Banincki Construction Inc., in the amount of $100,347.50 plus an additional $10,034.75 (10% allowance for change orders) for a total award of $110,382.25. Funding for this project is available from the approved FY 08/09 Street Maintenance Program. (Council Districts 1 & 5)
This project will install approximately 18,000 linear feet of new 8-inch diameter water lines within the right-of-way to replace existing water lines that have reached the end of their useful life. Thirty-three (33) new fire hydrants will be installed to serve the neighborhood. This project will also replace all existing 282 water meters and service lines.
Recommend award to the low bidder, Spire Engineering LLC, in the amount of $1,091,650.00 plus an additional $109,165.00 (10% allowance for change orders) for a total award of $1,200,815.00. Funding is available from the Preliminary FY 09/10 Water Bond Capital Program. (Council District 6)
*5e. 1st Street Improvements - Country Club Drive to Date Street,
City of Mesa Project No. 01-656-006 (Council District No. 4).
This project will install 1,060 linear feet of new 8-inch wastewater line and 1,350 linear feet of new 8-inch ductile iron pipe (DIP) waterline to replace existing lines that have reached the end of their useful life. The existing wastewater service laterals and water service lines will be replaced from the new pipelines to the property line to reconnect to the existing private services. Water meters and fire hydrants will also be replaced.
Recommend award to the low bidder, Sahuaro Pipeline Corporation Inc., in the amount of $304,638.90 plus an additional $30,463.89 (10% allowance for change orders) for a total award of $335,102.79. Funding for this project is available from the Preliminary FY 09/10 Water and Wastewater Bond Capital Programs and the Preliminary FY 09/10 Street Maintenance Operating Budget. (Council District 4)
*5f. Fire Station No. 218, located at 845 N. Alma School Road,
City of Mesa Project No. 01-743-001
This project will construct a new 12,000 square-foot single story fire station that includes 3 apparatus bays, 6 regular dorm rooms, 2 captains’ dorm rooms, living quarters for the fire fighters and a community/training room.
Recommend award to the low bidder, D.L. Withers Construction LC, in the amount of $2,464,500.00 plus an additional $246,450.00 (10% allowance for change orders) for a total award of $2,710,950.00. Funding is available in the Preliminary FY 09/10 Fire Bond Capital Program. (Council District 1)
*5g. Robson Electrical Substation Security Wall, City of Mesa Project No. 06-024-001.
This project will replace the chain link fences along the entire northern and eastern property lines with approximately 590 feet of new precast concrete wall. The wall will be installed at a 10-foot minimum height. The new wall will include a low-profile security barrier along the top of the wall to further protect the site facilities and prevent trespassing. The wall will be a desert tan color to match the surrounding area with a brick-like pattern on all exposed surfaces.
Recommend award to the low bidder, Sallaway Development, LLC, in the amount of $99,859.00 plus an additional $9,985.90 (10% allowance for change orders) for a total award of $109,844.90. Funding is available from the approved FY 08/09 Electric Bond Capital Program. (Council District 4)
This is an upgrade for the operating software and portions of the hardware for the TOPAZ Regional Wireless Cooperative (TRWC) radio system at a cost not to exceed $700,000, to be funded by Public Safety Bond proceeds.
The City is responsible for 74% of the TRWC costs, estimated at $497,160. The balance is to be paid by the TRWC partners. (Citywide)
*5i. Dollar limit increase to the Term Contract for Replacement
Wood Poles as requested by the Parks, Recreation and Commercial Facilities Department.
The Business Services Department recommends increasing the dollar limit of the contract with Pacific Wood Preserving dba Nevada Wood Preserving by $38,000.00 to $132,957.44 for the remainder of the current contact period, based on estimated requirements. (Citywide)
6. Take action on the following resolutions:
Deleted *6a. Authorizing the exchange of 2.789 acres of City-owned land for 1.625 acres of land owned by Mesa Public Schools. (Council District 5)
*6b. Vacating an alley located west of North Horne Street, between East 6th Street and East 6th Place.
This alley is being vacated at the request of the adjacent property owners to better secure the area. A Public Utility and Facilities Easement will be retained for access by the utility companies. (Council District 1)
The easement is needed for Salt River Project to install the needed facilities to upgrade the electrical system at the Southeast Water Reclamation Plant.
*6d. Setting May 18, 2009, as the public hearing date for the review and approval of the FY 2009/2010 Mesa Town Center annual assessments. The proposed final assessments include a three percent (3%) rate increase that was approved by Council on March 3, 2008. The Mesa Town Center Improvement District No. 228 was established to provide enhanced services for the Mesa Town Center. (Council District 4)
*6e. Approving and authorizing the City Manager or his designated representative to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) and the City of Mesa for Bridge Inspections. ADOT will inspect eighty-seven (87) bridges that are owned by the City of Mesa for deficiencies according to the National Bridge Inspection Standards and will make repair recommendations. There is no cost to Mesa for the bridge inspections. (Citywide)
*6g. Authorizing the purchase of land at the southwest corner of
58th Street and Main Street. (Council District 5)
This land will be for the construction of a future fire station.
7. Discuss, receive public comment, and take action on the
ordinances introduced at a prior Council meeting. Any citizen that wants to provide comment should submit a blue card to the Clerk before the item is voted on. If a citizen wants to comment on an item listed with an asterisk (*), a blue card must be given to the Clerk before Council votes on the consent agenda.
*7a. Amending various sections of the Mesa City Code regarding the following traffic modifications:
Speed Limits (35 mph): 10-4-5
Establishing a speed limit of 35 mph on Mesquite Street from Mountain Road to Meridian Road. (South of Elliot Road and west of Meridian Road, Council District 6)
Establishing a speed limit of 35 mph on Thomas Road from Val Vista Drive to a point approximately 3,700 feet west of Val Vista Drive. (Thomas Road west of Val Vista Drive, (Council District 5)
8. Items from citizens present. (Maximum of three speakers for three
minutes per speaker).