Attachment A- May 20, 2020 Minutes.pdf

Phoenix City Council 
Land Use and Livability Subcommittee 
Summary Minutes 
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 
Phoenix City Council Chambers 
200 West Jefferson Street 
Phoenix, Arizona 
Subcommittee Members Present   
 Subcommittee Members Absent 
Councilwoman Debra Stark, Chair 
Vice Mayor Betty Guardado  
Councilwoman Thelda Williams 
Councilmember Carlos Garcia 
Call to Order 
Chairwoman Stark called the Land Use and Livability Subcommittee to order at 10:06 
a.m. with Councilwoman Williams and Vice Mayor Guardado present via WebEx.
Call to the Public 
None. 
1. For Approval or Correction, the Minutes of the Land Use and Livability
Subcommittee Meeting on Feb. 19, 2020
Vice Mayor Guardado motioned to approve the minutes of the Feb. 19, 2020 Land Use
and Livability Subcommittee. Councilwoman Williams seconded the motion which
passed unanimously, 3-0.
Items 2-13 were for consent action. No presentations were planned but staff was 
available to answer questions.  
Councilwoman Williams made a motion to approve consent items 2-13. Vice Mayor 
Guardado seconded the motion which pass unanimously, 4-0.  
2. Approval of the 2020-2021 Head Start Birth to Five ERSEA Plan
3. Approval of Head Start Shared Governance Documents
4. Classroom Assessment Scoring System Observation Services
5. APS Solar Communities Program Implementation at Affordable Housing
Properties
6. Additional Federal HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program Funding
for Stepping Stone Phase III
Attachment A

7. HUD Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Program Application and 
Implementation at Public Housing Communities 
8. Excess Real Property Disposal Update 
9. Warehouse and Threatened Building Grant – 324 W. Lynwood St. 
 
10. Warehouse and Threatened Building Grant – Arizona Building Company 
House #9 – 816 S. 3rd Ave. 
 
11. Partial Conservation Easement Release for Temple Beth Israel – 122 E. Culver 
Street 
 
12. Fiscal Year 2020-25 Public Art Plan 
 
13. Authorization to Apply for 2020 National Endowment for Humanities Grant 
 
14. Head Start Birth to Five Monthly Report – March 2020 
Information only. No Councilmember requested additional information. 
 
15. Affordable Housing Initiative  
Housing Director Cindy Stotler introduced Affordable Housing Advocate Sheree 
Bouchee to present on the affordable housing initiative. 
Ms. Bouchee began by outlining the goals and findings of the needs assessment. She 
explained within Phoenix 199,000 households are cost-burdened and there is a need for 
approximately 163,067 more affordable housing units. 
Ms. Boucheee explained the large need for affordable housing stems from the 
underproduction of housing in the past several years. She stated the needs assessment 
found that extremely, very and low-income populations are significantly more cost-
burdened.  
Ms. Bouchee transitioned to present the recommended policy initiatives and clarified 
staff would return to the Subcommittee or Council to request funding at a later date. She 
explained the policy initiatives to prioritize new housing in areas of opportunity and 
amend current zoning ordinances to facilitate housing options.  
Councilwoman Williams asked, regarding the policy initiative to amend current zoning 
ordinances, about the walkable urban code. Planning and Development Director Alan 
Stephenson explained the current applicable area of the walkable urban code is along 
the light rail and downtown. He explained the policy change would allow the walkable 
urban code to be applicable in any part of the City with a Council decision.

Ms. Bouchee continued to explain additional initiatives include redeveloping City-owned 
land with mixed-income housing and enhancing public-private partnerships and 
increasing funding options. 
Councilwoman Stark asked if the task force that would be established as part of the 
initiative to enhance public-private partnerships and increase funding options would be 
a long-standing group. Ms. Stotler explained based upon the number of units that need 
to be built, it would likely meet for multiple years. She emphasized bringing stakeholders 
and the community together to discuss where housing should be prioritized and to guide 
development. 
Ms. Bouchee shared additional initiatives include implementing cost saving policies for 
housing developments, increasing affordable housing developer representation, 
expanding efforts to preserve existing housing stock, supporting effective affordable 
housing legislation and utilizing an education campaign.  
Ms. Bouchee stated the next steps in the affordable housing initiative are obtaining 
Subcommittee feedback and discussing the initiatives with the Council.  
Note: Councilmember Garcia joined the meeting via WebEx.  
C.J. Hagar acknowledged staff’s work and shared her support for the policy initiatives. 
Councilwoman Williams shared the biggest zoning battles are around increasing density 
in residential areas. She asked if the zoning process would change if these policies are 
adopted. Mr. Stephenson responded if adopted, the initiative would simply be a policy 
direction, and decisions would still be made on a case-by-case basis. 
Councilwoman Williams asked about allowing new homes to have mother-in-law 
quarters with full kitchens. Mr. Stephenson responded allowing mother-in-law quarters 
with kitchens in specific areas was adopted via a text amendment. He added staff could 
work with property owners and neighborhood groups to identify areas that support 
greater density. 
Councilmember Garcia advocated for the inclusion of the community in the 
development of the initiative and asked that tenant’s rights be included.   
16. Off-Premise Advertising within Planning Unit Developments (PUD) Located on 
Publicly Owned Land Used for a School Text Amendment – Z-TA-1-19 
Chairwoman Stark welcomed Planning and Development Director Alan Stephenson to 
present on off-premise advertising with Planning Unit Developments (PUDs) on publicly 
owned land used for schools. Mr. Stephenson began by explaining off-premise 
advertising is more commonly known as billboards. 
Mr. Stephenson explained it is proposed to allow off-premise signs on PUD-zoned 
property used for a school when there is a minimum of more than 15 gross acres and it 
is located on publicly owned land used for a school and within 300 feet of a permitted 
freeway. Additionally, the text amendment would reduce the setback requirement to 250

feet from residentially-zoned property and residential use. Mr. Stephenson explained 
how the proposed amendment differs from current standards. 
Mr. Stephenson stated the proposed text amendment was submitted by the Creighton 
Elementary School District and the Creighton Community Foundation as it would 
provide public schools with access to additional revenue streams to address unique 
conditions. He emphasized the amendment would still require a PUD to be approved 
through the rezoning process.  
Councilwoman Stark asked if the text amendment was approved, it would still require 
each school that wants to install off-premise advertising to go through the planning 
process. Mr. Stephenson confirmed this is correct. 
Mr. Stephenson shared the proposed text amendment was approved by 12 Village 
Planning Committees and the Planning Commission.  
Councilwoman Williams asked who would control the content of the billboards. Mr. 
Stephenson responded the school district would have control of the content. 
Councilwoman Williams asked if the City could advise the school district on the content. 
Michael Maerowtiz from the Creighton Community Foundation stated the content would 
be controlled through the Request for Proposals (RFP) process. He shared it is not in 
the interest of the district to have inappropriate content on school property. 
Councilmember Garcia made a motion to approve staff’s recommendation. Vice Mayor 
Guardado seconded the motion which passed unanimously, 4-0.  
17. Recertification and Update of the Downtown Redevelopment Area Boundaries  
Chairwoman Stark welcomed Community and Economic Development Director 
Christine Mackay and Planning and Development Director Alan Stephenson to present 
on the recertification and update of the Downtown Redevelopment Area (RDA) 
boundaries. 
Mr. Stephenson began by stating that a State law change requires cities to recertify 
RDAs that include a central business district every 10 years. The City’s next deadline is 
October 1, 2020. 
Mr. Stephenson explained an RDA is an area in which conditions of slum or blight exist 
in the majority of properties and been designated as a slum or blighted by Council. He 
then displayed examples of slum and blight.  
Mr. Stephenson stated the original Downtown RDA was adopted in 1979 and the 
boundaries have been amended five times. He then explained the steps of the RDA 
designation process. 
Mr. Stephenson presented the revised Downtown RDA which consolidates existing 
RDAs, adds areas along the light rail expansion, removes the area around McDowell

Road and supports the downtown core. He also presented the recommended boundary 
revisions to include additional properties identified through public outreach. 
Mr. Stephenson continued to explain the Downtown RDA plan, and presented the area 
specific goals, including supporting quality housing; maintaining sufficient open space 
and safe environments; providing efficient, safe and functional circulation systems; 
enhancing economic opportunities; ameliorating negative environmental conditions; and 
enhancing the sense of community. 
Ms. Mackay added the community has requested that Hope VI be left in the RDA. She 
explained the request was recently evaluated and it was determined HOPE VI could be 
included. 
Councilmember Garcia motioned to approve the recertification and update to the 
Downtown RDA boundaries. Councilwoman Williams seconded the motion which 
passed unanimously, 4-0. 
18. Consideration of Citizen Petition Regarding Council Meeting Times 
Chairwoman Stark welcomed City Clerk Denise Archibald to provide an update on the 
consideration of the citizen petition on Council meeting times. Ms. Archibald provided 
background on the citizen petition and past Subcommittee information requests.  
 
Ms. Archibald shared staff met with the petitioner to discuss the idea of splitting the 
meetings by interest, impact, time or topic. She explained the challenges with logistics, 
equity, consistency, additional costs and transparency that came with each.  
Vice Mayor Guardado asked about special and offsite community meetings. Ms. 
Archibald responded special meetings refer to work study meetings or ad hoc meetings. 
She explained budget hearings and various Planning and Development meetings are an 
example of offsite community meetings. 
Vice Mayor Guardado asked what is considered an evening meeting. Ms. Archibald 
responded evening meetings typically start at, or after, 6:00 p.m. 
Ms. Archibald explained large cities with comparable agendas of more than 100 items 
hold daytime meetings, while local cities with smaller agendas hold evening meetings. 
She also presented the findings for participation in the State Legislature.  
Ms. Archibald discussed how meetings have changed due to COVID-19. She explained 
the variety of new avenues for public participation, including the ability to speak by 
phone or WebEx, and ability to leave e-comments.  
Christina Eichelkraut, petitioner, asked for clarification regarding staff knowing which 
items are contested in the zoning process. Chairwoman Stark responded staff will follow 
up.  
Ms. Eichelkraut added that the information regarding participation in evening meetings 
was based upon data from 2015, which she does not feel is an accurate measure of the

current level of political participation. She emphasized that the submitted petition is 
about the practical accessibility to the meetings where decisions are voted upon. 
Shawn Severud expressed concern that technology and virtual options have only been 
implemented as a result of a crisis. He stressed the importance of finding methods to 
better engage the community. 
Vice Mayor Guardado asked who would be responsible for determining if an item is on a 
day-time agenda or an evening agenda. Ms. Archibald explained how the agendas are 
built and shared staff does not recommend splitting up meetings due to this challenge. 
Councilmember Garcia stated he supports moving meetings to later in the day and 
maintaining a consistent start time.  
19. Consideration of Citizen Petition Related to Emergency and Long-Term Needs 
Related to Individuals Experiencing Homelessness 
Chairwoman Stark introduced Human Services Director Marchelle Franklin to present 
on the consideration of the citizen petition on emergency and long-term needs related to 
individuals experiencing homelessness.  
Ms. Franklin summarized the petition which requests the Council to address immediate 
and long-term sanitation and health risks, to provide housing or a safe place for 
homeless individuals living in encampments that make it unsafe to walk the streets and 
to mitigate illegal activity. She explained the area identified has the boundaries of 17th 
to 7th Avenues, and Washington to Grant Streets. 
In regard to the City’s on-going efforts in this area, Ms. Franklin explained the Public 
Works Department has placed four, eight-yard containers for waste disposal adjacent to 
the Human Services Campus that are serviced five days per week. The Street 
Transportation Department conducts area clean-ups twice per week and installed no 
trespassing signs in the general area, and the Police Department is providing service 24 
hours per day, seven days a week. 
Ms. Franklin also reminded the Subcommittee that on March 4, 2020 the City Council 
directed staff to develop an enhanced strategy to further efforts to address 
homelessness by June 1, 2020. She also reiterated the homelessness response to 
COVID-19 plan will serve 200 families and 555 individuals.  
20. Consideration of Citizen Petition Related to Street Infrastructure 
Improvements near 7th Street and Alta Vista Road 
Chairwoman Stark introduced Street Transportation Director Kini Knudson to present on 
the consideration of a citizen petition related to street infrastructure improvements near 
7th Street and Alta Vista Road.  
Mr. Knudson began by explaining the petition requests the installation of a street light at 
7th Street and Alta Vista Road, tree trimming, the installation of a dedicated right-turn 
lane, sidewalk installation and a traffic study.

Mr. Kundson explained a street light review has been scheduled, work orders have 
been issued to add a cantilever sign to improve the visibility of the pedestrian crossing 
sign and to complete a dedicated right-turn lane, a sidewalk petition was sent to the 
petitioner and a traffic study will be scheduled at a later date. 
Mr. Kundson shared the contact information for the Street Transportation Department 
and stated similar requests to the petition can be submitted online. 
Mr. Knudson concluded by requesting the Subcommittee recommend that staff continue 
to work with the petitioner and members of the community regarding petition requests.  
Councilwoman Williams motioned to approve staff’s recommendation. Vice Mayor 
Guardado seconded the motion which passed unanimously, 4-0.  
21. Consideration of Citizen Petition Related to Financial Disclosure 
Requirements and Communications of Phoenix City Council on Devices 
Chairwoman Stark welcomed City Clerk Denise Archibald to present on the 
consideration of a citizen petition related to the financial disclosure requirements and 
Council communication on devices.  
 
Ms. Archibald explained the citizen petition requests Council members, their spouses or 
household members have the City Clerk post any and all funds received from unions, 
nonprofits and any other potential conflicts; for Councilmembers to publicly disclose the 
specific amount of money or benefits they, their spouse or family members have 
received from unions, nonprofits, or potential conflicts since 2015; and ensure all official 
conversations and communications of Councilmembers are handled on official devices. 
Ms. Archibald responded state law requires elected officials to disclose sources of 
compensation, benefits, real property interests, and debts and gifts on a yearly basis to 
the City Clerk. This information is posted online and retained for three years after the 
last term of office served per the City’s retention schedule.  
Ms. Archibald also explained campaign finance reports require candidate committees to 
disclose contributions made on a quarterly basis during the 12 months preceding the 
election. This information is also posted online and retained for three years after the last 
term of office served. She added that state law prohibits candidates from accepting 
contributions from labor organizations  
Ms. Archibald explained all communications and conversations conducted by a 
Councilmember on their City-owned or personal device constitutes a public record that 
is subject to possible disclosure.  
Ms. Archibald concluded by stating staff recommends the denial of the three citizen 
petition requests as the items are either already required, subject to disclosure, or 
prohibited.

Councilwoman Williams confirmed that Councilmembers aren’t allowed to accept gifts 
worth more than $50, and if they are accepted, the gifts must be reported to the City 
Clerk. Ms. Archibald confirmed this is correct.  
Councilmember Garcia made a motion to approve staff’s recommendation. 
Councilwoman Williams seconded the motion which passed unanimously, 4-0. 
Call to the Public  
None. 
 
Future Agenda Items 
None. 
Adjournment 
Chairwoman Stark adjourned the meeting at 11:50 a.m. 
 
Respectfully submitted, 
Jennifer Hackelman 
Management Intern