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Eloy City Council Meeting - February 12, 2024: Rezoning Approval, Audit Acceptance, and Conditional Use Permit Hearing

Meeting Portal — Monday, February 12, 2024
BodyEloy, Arizona
SessionMeeting Portal
DateMonday, February 12, 2024
StatusFILED
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0:05

Mayor has 602.

0:06

Would you be ready, sir?

0:08

Yeah.

0:10

Of course, you're a member of the T or the time.

0:21

Okay.

0:48

Well, I'll hear that.

1:09

Okay.

2:29

Mayor, we're gonna try this, but I'm still want to have the recorder going just as a backup, just in case, because it may crash on me again.

2:41

So far it's recording, so okay.

2:45

All right.

2:47

Good evening.

2:48

Welcome to tonight's Eloy City Council meeting.

2:50

It is Monday, February twelfth, twenty twenty four, and the time is approximately six oh three.

2:54

I'd like to call this meeting to order.

2:56

If I can get a roll call, please.

2:58

Councilmember Sutton.

2:59

Here.

3:00

Vice Mayor Curtis.

3:02

Here.

3:02

Councilmember Wannawatha Rodriguez.

3:05

Here.

3:05

Mayor Powell.

3:06

Here.

3:06

Councilmember Schneider.

3:08

Here.

3:08

Councilmember Garcia?

3:10

Present.

3:10

Councilmember Tarango.

3:12

Here.

3:13

Thank you.

3:14

Um, I believe our invocation be done by Pastor Blandau.

3:18

If we can all uh stand for the Pledge of Allegiance as well.

3:22

Thank you.

3:25

Let's pray.

3:26

We do thank you, God, for the privilege of getting together for the betterment of this city we call home, Eloy.

3:34

And I just pray, Lord, that you'd be with the mayor, Vice Mayor, and all the council members that they will uh use great discernment, wisdom, insight, whatever decisions they need to make, whatever steering they need to do.

3:56

We thank you for all of this in Jesus' name.

3:59

Amen.

4:00

Yeah.

4:01

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands.

4:09

One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

4:18

Thank you.

4:21

Nobody signed in.

4:22

Thank you, Steve?

4:25

Next, we're going to go to public appearance scheduled.

4:27

We're going to have an update by our Panel Partnership, President CEO Tony Smith, the Panaw County or Panel Partnership.

4:35

So welcome, former Mayor of Maricopa and Board of Supervisors.

4:39

Well, thank you very much, Mayor.

4:41

It's great to be here with you this evening.

4:44

And Council members.

4:46

I know that the uh city clerk passed the the my brief presentation to you, so I'll just be running through that and then making some comments and then after if you have questions for me, I'll be happy to respond to those.

5:00

But for those who do not haven't been to one of our meetings or breakfasts, we're a 501c6 nonprofit organization for the economic development and prosperity of Panal County and our communities.

5:16

We have 24 board of directors that represent many of the companies that you may see on the flyer, and we have over 200 members and growing.

5:29

Our mission is all about economic development, as I mentioned, and we have several ways in which we accomplish this mission.

5:36

As I mentioned, we have our monthly breakfast events that normally have the hot topic of the day, or we feature the Board of Supervisors, the mayors, uh City Managers.

5:48

Uh we talk about whether it's water resources, we talk about transportation.

5:55

Uh we have a breakfast this Friday at uh Central Arizona College Signal Peak campus.

6:02

And Mayor Powell, you're going to be on the panel.

6:05

Uh, and that's the second of our series matching our city leaders with economic development interests within their area.

6:15

We also have, and a lot of folks don't know this, committees.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Affordable Housing███████████████████████23%
Procedural████████████████████20%
Community Engagement█████████████████17%
Fiscal Sustainability█████████████████17%
Economic Development███████████11%
Planning And Development██████6%
Transportation Safety███3%
Budget Equity Analysis███3%
Summary of Proceedings

Eloy City Council Meeting - February 12, 2024

The Eloy City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, February 12, 2024, starting at approximately 6:03 p.m. (agenda listed 5:30 p.m.). The meeting included a scheduled public appearance from Pinal Partnership, financial reports, unanimous approval of the consent agenda, acceptance of the annual comprehensive financial report, a public hearing for a conditional use permit (with no action taken), and adoption of a zoning ordinance for a multifamily development.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Scheduled Appearance: Tony Smith, President/CEO of Pinal Partnership, provided an update on Pinal Partnership activities. He highlighted the organization's mission in economic development, upcoming events (including a February 16 breakfast with Mayor Powell on a panel), and initiatives such as an emerging leaders program, a golf tournament in late September 2024, and support for a November 2024 half-cent road maintenance fund election. He also distributed Pinal County wall maps.

Consent Calendar

  • All items A through J were approved unanimously by roll call vote (7-0). Items included:
    • Approval of minutes from January 22, 2024
    • Recommendations for special event liquor licenses to the Eloy Chamber of Commerce (March 9 and April 13, 2024)
    • Purchase of five Motorola APX Next portable radios ($58,160) using a State Homeland Security Grant
    • Acceptance of three Homeland Security Grant Program awards (totaling $27,822) for digital radios for the Eloy Police Department
    • Authorization to expend $24,000 from a Governor's Office of Highway Safety grant for a mobile radar trailer
    • Acceptance of a proposal from MHQ of Arizona for Byron Gwaltney (no further detail)
    • Declaration of surplus vehicles/equipment and authorization for disposal
    • Acceptance of a proposal from Ellison-Mills Construction for installation of two manholes for $65,000 via cooperative purchasing agreement

Discussion Items

  • Financial Report (as of December 31, 2023): Finance Director Brian Wright reported a positive variance of approximately $2.2 million in the general fund, attributed to employee vacancies, unpaid quarterly incentive payments, and higher-than-expected construction sales tax collections. City sales tax exceeded budget by $672,000, and state sales tax by $293,000. Vehicle license tax (VLT) was below projections. Overall, the city's financial position was described as strong.
  • Investment Portfolio Summary: Council discussed the frequency of presentations from the investment advisor. It was decided that the advisor will present twice a year (at the end of the fourth quarter and mid-year), with quarterly written updates provided for reference.
  • Public Hearing – Conditional Use Permit (CUP2023-038): A public hearing was conducted for a proposed Filiberto's restaurant with a drive-through at 3910 W. Shedd Road. Community Development Director Dan Seimer noted the planning commission recommended approval 6-0, with a condition to address accessible parking access. No public comments were made; the hearing was closed without a vote. Staff indicated the matter would return as a consent agenda item at the next meeting.
  • Rezoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 24-955): An ordinance was adopted to rezone 0.52 acres at 211 E. 4th Street from Single-Family Residential (R1-6) with Downtown Core Overlay to Multiple Family Residential (R-3) with Downtown Core Overlay. The applicant, Shavell Gounod, presented the project (Autumn Cottages @ Eloy) – seven cottage-style units (three-bedroom, two-bath) with a community center, intended for working-class families and affordable housing. Council discussed the need for low rents, gated access with emergency provisions, and partnership with the Pinal County Housing Authority. The ordinance was read by title and approved unanimously (7-0).

Key Outcomes

  • Consent Agenda: Approved unanimously (7-0).
  • Acceptance of FY2022-2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR): Accepted unanimously (7-0) after presentation by Joshua Jumper of Heinfeld, Meech & Co. The audit received an unmodified opinion, and the city also produced a new Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFER) for public use.
  • Conditional Use Permit Public Hearing: Closed; no action taken. The item will be brought back for a vote at a future meeting.
  • Rezoning Ordinance No. 24-955: Adopted unanimously (7-0), changing zoning to allow multifamily development.
  • Future Meetings: City offices will be closed on Monday, February 19, 2024, for Presidents' Day.

Meeting Transcript

Mayor has 602. Would you be ready, sir? Yeah. Of course, you're a member of the T or the time. Okay. Well, I'll hear that. Okay. Mayor, we're gonna try this, but I'm still want to have the recorder going just as a backup, just in case, because it may crash on me again. So far it's recording, so okay. All right. Good evening. Welcome to tonight's Eloy City Council meeting. It is Monday, February twelfth, twenty twenty four, and the time is approximately six oh three. I'd like to call this meeting to order. If I can get a roll call, please. Councilmember Sutton. Here. Vice Mayor Curtis. Here. Councilmember Wannawatha Rodriguez. Here. Mayor Powell. Here. Councilmember Schneider. Here. Councilmember Garcia? Present. Councilmember Tarango. Here. Thank you. Um, I believe our invocation be done by Pastor Blandau. If we can all uh stand for the Pledge of Allegiance as well. Thank you. Let's pray. We do thank you, God, for the privilege of getting together for the betterment of this city we call home, Eloy. And I just pray, Lord, that you'd be with the mayor, Vice Mayor, and all the council members that they will uh use great discernment, wisdom, insight, whatever decisions they need to make, whatever steering they need to do. We thank you for all of this in Jesus' name. Amen. Yeah. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Nobody signed in. Thank you, Steve? Next, we're going to go to public appearance scheduled. We're going to have an update by our Panel Partnership, President CEO Tony Smith, the Panaw County or Panel Partnership. So welcome, former Mayor of Maricopa and Board of Supervisors. Well, thank you very much, Mayor. It's great to be here with you this evening. And Council members.

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