Attachment A - June 21, 2023 TIP Minutes

Phoenix City Council 
Transportation, Infrastructure, and Planning (TIP) Subcommittee 
Summary Minutes 
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 
City Council Chambers 
200 W. Jefferson St. 
Phoenix, Ariz. 
Subcommittee Members Present     
 Subcommittee Members Absent 
Councilwoman Debra Stark, Chair      
 Councilwoman Betty Guardado 
Councilwoman Ann O’Brien 
Councilwoman Laura Pastor 
CALL TO ORDER 
Chairwoman Stark called the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Planning 
Subcommittee to order at 10:34 a.m. with Councilwoman Laura Pastor and 
Councilwoman Ann O’Brien present.  
CALL TO THE PUBLIC 
None  
MINUTES OF MEETINGS 
1. Minutes of the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Planning Subcommittee
Meeting
Councilwoman O’Brien motioned to approve the minutes of the May 17, 2023 
Transportation, Infrastructure, and Planning Subcommittee meeting. Councilwoman 
Pastor seconded the motion, which passed unanimously, 3-0. 
CONSENT ACTION (ITEMS 2-5) 
Items 2-5 were for consent action. No presentations were planned, but City staff was 
available to answer questions. 
2. Request to Apply for and Accept Grant Funds for the U.S. Department of
Energy Buildings Upgrade Prize and Enter Related Contracts
Consent only. No Councilmember requested additional information. 
3. Authorization to Issue a Request for Qualifications to Create a Qualified Vendor
List for Solar Installations on City Property
Attachment A

Consent only. No Councilmember requested additional information. 
 
4. Authorization to Issue a Request for Qualifications for Energy Service 
Companies for Energy Performance Contracting  
 
Consent only. No Councilmember requested additional information. 
 
5. Procurement Process for an Owner Representative for Energy Performance 
Contracts 
 
Consent only. No Councilmember requested additional information. 
 
Councilwoman Pastor motioned to approve consent items 2-5. Councilwoman O’Brien 
seconded the motion, which passed unanimously, 3-0. 
 
INFORMATION ONLY (ITEMS 6-9) 
 
6. Metro, Regional Public Transportation Authority and Maricopa Association of 
Governments Meetings 
 
Information only. No Councilmember requested additional information. 
 
7. Citizens Transportation Commission Meetings 
 
Information only. No Councilmember requested additional information. 
         
8. Freeway Program Update 
 
Information only. No Councilmember requested additional information. 
 
9. Downtown Pedestrian Safety 
 
Information only. No Councilmember requested additional information. 
 
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION (ITEM 12) 
 
Item 12 was heard out of order.  
 
12. Amendment to Phoenix City Code, Chapter 10, Article XVI - Short-Term 
Vacation Rental 
 
Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua introduced Deputy City Manager Alan 
Stephenson and Planning and Development Principal Planner Marc Thornton to present 
Item 12.

Mr. Stephenson stated the Arizona Legislature restricted the City’s ability to regulate its 
short-term vacation rental properties, limiting cities to approve or deny the registration 
timeframe to seven days and permit fees to $250. 
 
Mr. Thornton discussed new amendments to the City’s Short-Term Vacation Rental 
Code, which requires owners or their designees to obtain/apply for a permit within 30 
days, notify adjacent properties, maintain a minimum $500,000 liability insurance 
certificate, and register with the Maricopa County Assessor’s Office. Short-term vacation 
rental owners or their designees must also conduct sex offender background checks on 
renters and pay civil penalties for any violation of their properties.    
 
Councilwoman O’Brien asked how the City plans to enforce background checks for sex 
offenders. 
 
Mr. Thornton replied the expectation is that owners or their designees will conduct that 
background check and keep those documents on file.   
 
Councilwoman O’Brien asked how staff would verify that they were indeed doing that. 
 
Mr. Thornton answered the process is complaint-driven, so if there were issues or 
complaints on specific properties, staff would go out and check to ensure compliance. 
 
Mr. Stephenson added if there were complaints regarding compliance, code 
enforcement staff from Neighborhood Services would go out to those properties to 
ensure compliance with the new ordinance proposal. 
 
Councilwoman O’Brien asked if the stakeholders understood that would be the process.    
 
Mr. Thornton answered yes.  
 
Chairwoman Stark stated one of the stakeholders she and staff have collaborated on 
this ordinance with was Kate Bauer of the Arizona Neighborhood Alliance 
 
Councilwoman Pastor requested Short-Term Rental property owners or their designees 
submit Sex Offender background documents to the City. 
 
Mr. Stephenson stated the City checks the background of the Short-Term Rental 
property manager as part of the application process to ensure they are not on the sex 
offender list.     
 
Councilwoman Pastor asked about the enforcement process of short-term rental 
properties that do not comply with the new ordinance proposal. 
 
Mr. Thornton replied they would be subject to a $1,000 monthly penalty until they 
complied.

Chairwoman Pastor asked which department enforces the proposed ordinance. 
 
Mr. Thornton answered enforcement would be a joint effort between the Police, 
Neighborhood Services, Planning and Development, and Law departments.      
 
Chairwoman Stark invited Neighborhood Services Director Spencer Self to respond to 
how the City could proactively register short-term rental properties rather than be 
complaint-driven. 
 
Mr. Self stated the Neighborhood Services and Planning and Development staff are 
collaborating to proactively notify registered short-term rental properties about the 
proposed ordinance requirements.  
 
Chairwoman Pastor recommended police log every time they respond to a complaint 
from a short-term rental property.     
 
Public Comment on Item 12 
 
Susan Edwards of the Arizona Neighborhood Alliance expressed support for Item 12.   
 
Councilwoman Pastor motioned to approve Item 12. Councilwoman O’Brien seconded 
the motion, which passed unanimously, 3-0. 
 
INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION (ITEMS 10-11) 
 
10. Phoenix Deer Valley Airport Land Use Plan Update 
 
Aviation Services Director Chad Makovsky introduced Deputy Aviation Services Director 
Jordan Feld and Deer Valley Airport Manager Edward Faron to present item 10.    
 
Mr. Feld discussed Deer Valley Airport’s absorption or the amount of square footage 
occupied by new industrial development, net deliveries, and the available parcels.       
 
Councilwoman O’Brien expressed support for Item 10.  
 
 
11. New City Code Chapter 5D - Network Infrastructure Services - Fiber to the 
Home 
 
Mr. Stephenson introduced Street Transportation Director Kini Knudson and Special 
Projects Administrator for Street Transportation Kevin Sonoda to present item 11. 
 
Mr. Knudson discussed new fiber-optic-based communications providers that will 
provide residents with potentially cheaper and better internet service.

CALL TO THE PUBLIC  
 
None.  
 
ADJOURNMENT 
 
Chairwoman Stark adjourned the meeting at 11:31 a.m. 
 
Respectfully submitted, 
 
Yusuf Dirow, Management Fellow