MINUTES OF THE PEORIA CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
April 5, 2011


A Special Meeting and Study Session of the City 
Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona was convened at 
8401 West Monroe Street in open and public session at 
5:00 p.m.

Members Present: Vice Mayor Cathy Carlat; 
Councilmembers Ron Aames, Joan Evans, Carlo 
Leone and Dave Pearson.

Members Absent: Mayor Bob Barrett; Councilmember 
Tony Rivero.

Other Municipal Officials Present:  Carl Swenson, City 
Manager; Susan Daluddung, Deputy City Manager; 
Susan Thorpe, Deputy City Manager; Steve Kemp, City 
Attorney; Wanda Nelson, City Clerk; John Imig, 
Information Technology Director; Roy Minter, Chief of 
Police; Jeff Tyne, Budget Director; Glen Van 
Nimwegen, Community Development Director; Claudia 
Lujan, Assistant to the City Manager, and Rhonda 
Geriminsky, Chief Deputy City Clerk.	

Audience:  Approximately 10 members of the public 
were present.

Note:  The order in which items appear in the 
minutes is not necessarily the order in which they 
were discussed in the meeting.

CONSENT AGENDA

CONSENT AGENDA:    All items listed with a “C” are 
considered to be routine or have been previously 
reviewed by the City Council, and will be enacted by 
one motion.  There will be no separate discussion of 
these items unless a Councilmember so requests; in 
which event the item will be removed from the General 
Order of Business, and considered in its normal 
sequence on the Agenda.

CONSENT – New Business:

Motion was made by Councilmember Evans, seconded 
by Councilmember Leone, to approve the Consent 
Agenda.  Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously 5 
to 0.

1C	Authorization to Hold an Executive Session
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03: Authorized the 
holding of an Executive Session for the purpose of: 

a) 	Discussion and consultation with the City 
Attorney pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(4) 
regarding the City’s position on a proposed 
Economic Development Incentive and 
Investment Agreement for the Peoria Regional 
Medical Center pursuant to the City’s Economic 
	Development Incentive and Investment 
Policy (EDIIP).
b) 	Discussion and consultation with City Staff and 
the City Attorney pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-
431.03(A)(7) regarding negotiations for the 
possible acquisition of an assignable purchase 
option to acquire real property known as Peoria 
Place generally located at the Southeast corner 
of Monroe Street and 83rd Avenue for the 
purpose of developing a residential university 
campus.

STUDY SESSION AGENDA

Subjects for Discussion Only:
1.	Recreational Vehicle Parking Issues

Steve Kemp, City Attorney, discussed recreational 
vehicle parking issues and provided a history of the 
current Ordinance.  

Discussion ensued regarding: 

*	Parking vehicles in the streets
*	Parking vehicles in driveways
*	Twenty-four hour deadline with continuous 
activity
*	Loading and unloading recreational vehicles

2.	2011 Major General Plan Amendment Cycle

Glen Van Nimwegen, Planning and Community 
Development Director, provided an overview of the 
2011 major general plan amendment cycle and the 
process for making annual amendments. Chris 
Jacques, Planning Manager, provided information 
regarding the following:

*	Peoria Sports Complex Area Urban Design 
Plan
*	Old Town Peoria Revitalization Plan
*	Circulation/Multi-Modal Transportation Plan
*	Arizona State Land Development/Loop 303 
Land Use Changes
*	Planning Area Changes regarding annexed 
and deannexed City of Glendale land
*	Saddleback Heights Specific Area Plan 
Amendment
*	2011 Major General Plan Amendment 
Schedule

CALL TO THE PUBLIC:  (NON-AGENDA 
ITEMS)

None.

ADJOURNMENT:

	Being no further business to come before the Council, 
the meeting was duly adjourned at 5:50 p.m.



	______________________________________
	Bob Barrett, Mayor                                       
 

ATTEST:



______________________________________
Wanda Nelson, City Clerk


CERTIFICATION

I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true 
and correct summary of the proceedings of the Special 
Meeting and Study Session of the City Council of 
Peoria, Arizona held on the 5th day of April, 2011.  I 
further certify that the meeting was duly called and held 
and that a quorum was present.

Dated this 3rd day of May, 2011.                                           
        


(Seal)



______________________________________
Wanda Nelson, City Clerk


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