Tempe defers 229-unit Cabana Kyne workforce housing to October 1 amid neighborhood opposition
TEMPE, ARIZONA — September 20, 2024

Tempe defers 229-unit Cabana Kyne workforce housing to October 1 amid neighborhood opposition

Tempe City Council held first hearing on controversial 229-unit workforce housing project (Cabana Kyne) generating significant community opposition over traffic, architectural style, and neighborhood character concerns, while unanimously approving mixed-use South Square commercial development after extensive neighborhood coordination.

Tempe Council Defers Contentious 229-Unit Workforce Housing Project to October 1 Amid Traffic and Character-Plan Objections; South Square Commercial Unanimously Approved

On September 20, 2024, Tempe City Council held its first hearing on the controversial Cabana Kyne multifamily development—a proposed 229-unit workforce housing complex on a long-vacant 7.69-acre parcel at 515 West Guadalupe Road—drawing 14 members of the public to speak and a formal request by the applicant for continuance. The council voted 7-0 to defer the project to October 1, 2024, while unanimously approving the South Square mixed-use commercial development at Rural and Warner, a project that had undergone extensive neighborhood coordination.

The Cabana Kyne debate illustrated a widening rift between the city's workforce housing imperatives and neighborhood character concerns. In contrast, the South Square approval (Item 8C2) demonstrated how developer outreach and community voting—residents selected the name "South Square"—can smooth approval even for long-stalled sites.

Key Speeches

Cabana Kyne Development Presentation

Mel Laas, attorney for Green Light Communities and Gammage & Burnham, PLC, opened the presentation by framing the project as a solution to the region's "missing middle" housing crisis:

"Green Light believes that everyone deserves to feel proud of where they live and their goal is to provide attainable and affordable housing." — Mel Laas, Green Light Communities attorney

Laas emphasized that all 229 units—90 studios, 93 one-bedrooms, and 46 two-bedrooms—would be designated as workforce housing (100–120% area median income), with rents ranging from approximately $1,300 to $1,600 per month. He highlighted the project's sustainability features, including 47% landscape area (versus 25% required in R5 zoning), EV charging stations, a dog park, rainwater harvesting, and a gated community design with interior-facing units to protect privacy.

On the traffic argument, Laas presented a comparison with the site's current PCC1 (commercial) zoning, which would allow uses such as grocery stores, drug stores, fitness centers, and medical offices. A 150,000-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center, he noted, would generate approximately 14,000 daily vehicle trips; Cabana Kyne's estimated 1,500 trips represented a 90% reduction:

"You're talking about 1,500 daily trips… so that's certainly a lot less traffic." — Mel Laas also noted that the proposed height of 39 feet represented only a 4-foot increase above the current 35-foot entitlement under PCC1 zoning, and that the property's elevation—raised by years of construction fill—would be graded down to street level, making the buildings appear shorter than renderings suggest.

Regarding the three-story versus two-story question raised by Council Member Branberg, Laas explained that Green Light's modular construction methodology made two-story development difficult and would force buildings closer to neighboring properties while sacrificing landscaping:

"[Increasing density and spreading it out] will end up having buildings closer to those neighbors and maybe it may be a little shorter but I don't know that frankly a PCC could be 35 ft we're only increasing the height of these current buildings 5 ft from what it could be under the current entitlement." — Mel Laas

Council Arlene Chin sought clarification on the traffic analysis, specifically the relationship between workforce housing designation and trip-generation calculations. Laas explained that 90 studios (designated as workforce housing) would not be counted in peak-hour trip generation totals per ITE methodology, but all 229 units remain workforce housing.

Council Member Adams' Question on Green Building

Council Jennifer Adams raised the issue of green building compliance, noting the city's focus on increasing tree canopy:

"Are you implementing in the Green Building Code?" — Council Member Adams

Laas confirmed that the project incorporates heat-mitigation strategies and green building practices and promised to provide a full Green Building Code compliance slide at the second hearing.

Council Member Branberg's Architectural Style and Height Concerns

Vice Mayor Garland questioned whether the proposed architecture—described by residents as "modular" and out of character with the neighborhood's Spanish tile roofs and ranch-style homes—could be adjusted. She specifically asked about color options:

"One of the concerns from one of the gentleman that was talking about and a few people that talking about the modular look… it's a taste whether you like that kind of look or not. Is it possible to make some adjustments on this that would make change the colors that the residents might like a little bit better or to make it look a little more Spanish style?" — Doreen Garlid acknowledged that the colors had been chosen to match existing businesses along Kyne (referencing the Circle K's "80s color palette") but committed to exploring alternative color schemes and material samples for the October 1 hearing:

"We can certainly change the color… we'll certainly look at the colors and that we can talk about them before our next hearing." — Mel Laas

Opposition

Number of speakers against: 12

Opposition was organized principally by residents of Tempe Royal Estates, Britney Lane, and Pepperwood Estates, with Melissa Balan stating that 206 petition signatures had been collected in a neighborhood canvas, with only 12 homes (6%) refusing to sign—a 94% opposition rate. The main objections centered on:

  1. Traffic impacts and safety: Multiple speakers cited the lack of traffic signals on Kyne, the dangerous intersection of Kyne and Guadalupe, and the existing railroad crossing where trains block traffic 15–20 minutes during switching (typically at rush hour). Pete Koski noted that the developer's traffic analysis did not account for School District bus fleet movements on Kyne (the Tempe Union High School District Parks its buses at the adjacent facility), athletic field traffic in the evenings and weekends, or semi-truck traffic from the adjacent industrial zone. William Gibson presented City of Tempe crash data showing 154 vehicle accidents within a quarter-mile of the intersection over 10 years (44% resulting in injury). Jennifer Robbles reported her house had been struck twice in five years and expressed concern about drag racing on Kyne.

  2. Neighborhood character incompatibility: Multiple speakers emphasized that the neighborhood is characterized by single-story homes, older residents (median age 33.6 years vs. 29.5 citywide), and a desire to "age in place." Melissa Balan, Pete Koski, and others pointed out that the proposed three-story modular design conflicts with the surrounding Spanish tile roofs and ranch-style architecture. Randall Sakala stated there were no three-story structures within a "good long distance" and likened the project to a "motel complex" that "will stick out like a sore thumb." Amber Wheeler noted that the unit sizes (400–800 square feet) cater to younger renters rather than families or older residents, contradicting the character-area plan's emphasis on aging in place.

  3. Privacy and sight-line concerns: Residents expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of 9-foot trees and setbacks in preventing views into backyard areas. Tia Massengale stated: "9 foot trees are barely as tall as the ceiling right and you get a three-story building that's going to be a lot more." Beth Thompson and others raised concerns about residents being able to see into neighboring yards, particularly from second and third-story windows.

  4. Rental vs. owner-occupied housing: Multiple speakers noted that the area is already 70% rental (the highest in Tempe) and expressed preference for owner-occupied housing or cooperatives that would encourage long-term residency and community investment. Jennifer Robbles and Hillary Gooson suggested co-op apartments with no-investor clauses to prevent speculation and short-term rentals.

  5. Developer exit strategy and future conversion concerns: Pete Koski, Shaw West, and others questioned Green Light's long-term ownership plans and whether the affordable housing commitments would persist if the property were sold. Koski noted that the similar Cabana Hayden project (built in 2019) had been sold in 2021 and rebranded as "The 89 on Hayden," raising questions about whether the favorable terms described by the developer were enforceable or merely aspirational post-sale.

  6. Character-area plan violations: Melissa Balan cited the Shalomar character-area plan (page 41), which states the goal of "preserving the neighborhood character by ensuring developments are compatible with existing character and scale." She argued that the project contradicts multiple plan objectives, including goals to support aging in place and first-time homebuying.

  7. Lack of mixed-use retail/commercial: Jennifer Robbles and others suggested a compromise allowing retail (coffee shops, storefronts) on the ground floor mixed with residential above, though Laas replied this would require a fourth story and push building closer to neighbors.

Most compelling arguments:

The most compelling opposition argument was the traffic analysis gap. William Gibson's specific reference to City of Tempe crash data—154 accidents in 10 years, 44% causing injury, and notably the omission of School District bus fleet and freight traffic from the developer's traffic impact study—provided concrete evidence that the developer's 1,500 daily trip estimate might understate actual vehicle movements. Jennifer Robbles' firsthand account of her house being struck twice in five years (once by a car through her brick wall) and the drag-racing problem added human reality to abstract traffic concerns.

The second-most compelling argument was the character-area plan incompatibility. Multiple speakers cited specific language from the 2050 plan and demonstrated that the project contradicts its stated objectives about aging in place and character preservation. The fact that 94% of canvassed neighbors signed a petition (206 of 218 homes) conveyed a level of neighborhood consensus rarely seen in zoning disputes.

Organized groups:

The Shalomar neighborhood association (40+ years old), Tempe Royal Estates neighborhood, and Britney Lane residents informally organized opposition. A neighborhood petition drive yielded 206 signatures.

Support

Number of speakers for: 2 (plus 1 letter read on behalf of a nurse)

  1. Kim Gaff Loa argued that activating the vacant lot would improve safety (noting that Circle K locations often generate multiple police calls for service). She acknowledged that architecture styles change and that the development's extensive landscaping would provide cooling, noise buffering, and green space benefits that residents should appreciate. Gaff Loa also noted that the project includes bus line access and suggested the developer consider a covered bus stop.

  2. Joseph Cardella (resident for nearly two decades) spoke in support, noting that he had similar concerns when a comparable project was built near him, but recent ASU graduates needed affordable places to live within the city. He emphasized that nurses, teachers, and retail/food-service workers at Elliott and Kyne businesses need affordable housing and often live outside Tempe because of cost. Cardella viewed the intersection as a "relatively major" one that could support the additional traffic.

  3. Letter from Shelby Creek, RN (read by Janet Hamlin): A 34-year-old registered nurse who has lived in Tempe since 1993 wrote that rising rental costs were forcing her to consider moving to another city. She argued that Cabana Kyne would benefit young professionals—teachers, police, nurses—who boost the local economy and are "valued members of the community."

  4. Lane Carway (30-year Tempe citizen) supported the project and criticized the apparent contradiction in the public's stance: residents had previously demanded affordable housing, yet now opposed it. He noted that other older neighborhoods in Tempe and nearby cities (Scottsdale, Mesa) have new apartment complexes that differ architecturally but contribute to the community. Carway acknowledged that he had a neighbor who failed to maintain an Airbnb property, illustrating that owner-occupancy provides no guarantee of good stewardship.

Key support argument:

The most persuasive pro-project argument came from Randy Keating unprompted observation: commercial shopping centers (grocery stores, large retail) generate far higher traffic counts (10,000–14,000 daily trips) than multifamily residential (1,500 trips), and cities experience significantly more traffic-related accidents and congestion at shopping centers than at apartment complexes. Randy Keating cited examples from his 12+ years on council—the Raising Canes/Trader Joe's center on University Drive where traffic backed onto a major arterial, and the Safeway on Rural near his home, which abuts a single-family residence with no reported traffic mitigation crises. This comparison shifted the debate from an absolute opposition to project-type comparison.

Berdetta Hodge noted that Tempe Union High School District teachers had expressed support for the project in Board discussions, given that many teachers commute from Glendale and other distant cities because housing in Tempe is unaffordable.

Project Details

Vote Breakdown

Outcome & Next Steps

The applicant (Green Light Communities, via Mel Laas) requested a continuance of the Cabana Kyne zoning and development plan review to October 1, 2024. Council voted unanimously (7-0) to grant the continuance (Item 8C1). No vote was taken on the merits of the zoning application at this first hearing, consistent with Tempe Municipal Code procedures for introduction and first hearing items.

Conditions / expectations for October 1 second hearing:

  1. Color and material samples: Developer to return with revised color options and material samples, addressing Doreen Garlid request for Spanish-style architectural cues or alternatives to the "modular" aesthetic.

  2. Bus stop shelters: City Transportation Director Eric Iverson (present at meeting) confirmed that bus stops on Kyne and Guadalupe are on the city's prioritization list for shelter installation and will provide the council with updated timelines at the October 1 hearing.

  3. Traffic calming measures: Eric Iverson committed to working with police and transportation staff to assess traffic calming opportunities in the neighborhoods west and south of the project (Tempe Royal Estates, Britney Lane) to address resident concerns about cut-through traffic and speed. The city will share traffic engineering assessments at the second hearing.

  4. Priority leasing and school district coordination: Mel Laas confirmed that Green Light intends to implement priority leasing agreements with Tempe Union High School District, City of Tempe, Tempe Police Department, and local retail employers to ensure that teachers, first responders, and other workforce-category employees have first access to units before general-public leasing. Berdetta Hodge noted that Tempe Union Board members had received teacher interest in the project.

  5. Green building code documentation: Laas committed to providing a full Green Building Code compliance slide at the October 1 hearing.

Controversies & Context

Zoning Downgrade and "Missing Middle" Housing Policy

While the rezoning technically represents a downgrade from PCC1 (commercial) to R5 (residential), the development is denser than what single-family zoning would allow. The tension reflects Tempe's stated goal to increase the "missing middle"—workforce housing for incomes between 60% and 120% AMI—while respecting neighborhood character. Randy Keating statement that commercial zoning would generate vastly higher traffic than residential suggests that the city's conventional wisdom (that commercial uses are less dense than residential) does not account for the traffic and congestion impacts of large grocery-anchored shopping centers.

Long-Vacant Lot and Site History

The 7.69-acre site has remained vacant (as a dirt lot with a Circle K convenience store on one corner) for decades. Council Member Branberg stated she moved to Tempe in 1998 and the lot has been vacant the entire time. The long vacancy appears to have made the property a focal point for neighborhood frustration about development and change, even as some council members and residents view the activation of the corner as an obvious public good.

Petition Signature Disconnect

The 206-signature petition (94% opposition in a 218-home canvass) is unusual in its strength and breadth. The applicant's counter-argument—that the project provides workforce housing and reduces traffic compared to commercial zoning—did not persuade neighbors, suggesting that character and livability concerns outweigh density and affordability arguments for this particular community. The question of whether the city can or should override such concentrated local opposition in the name of regional housing policy remains implicit in the council's decision to allow a second hearing.

Future Ownership and Affordability Covenants

A recurring concern was whether Green Light's ownership of the project would persist, or whether the property would be sold post-completion to another operator. Pete Koski specifically noted that Cabana Hayden (completed 2019, sold 2021) had been rebranded and suggested that affordability covenants and workforce housing designations might not survive a change of ownership. Laas stated that Green Light has no current plan to build and flip the project, but he did not offer recorded deed restrictions, deed notice covenants, or other enforcement mechanisms that would survive a sale. This gap between stated intent and legal enforceability was not fully resolved on the record.

School District Coordination

Berdetta Hodge statement that Tempe Union High School District Board members have received teacher inquiries about the project adds a pro-housing dimension not fully captured by the opposition speakers. The fact that teachers commute from Glendale suggests a real shortage of workforce housing near employment centers. The project's location adjacent to Tempe Union's administrative offices and near multiple schools (Benedict Far Park across the street is used for school recreation) makes it relevant to district recruiting and retention concerns.

Traffic Analysis Gaps

William Gibson's observation that the developer's traffic impact analysis omits School District bus fleet movements and freight traffic from the adjacent industrial zone raises a legitimate analytical question. The ITE trip generation rates used by the developer may not fully capture the cumulative effect of residential traffic added to an intersection already stressed by school traffic, freight, train crossings, and drag racing. The city's commitment to have Transportation Director Iverson conduct an independent assessment is appropriate and may inform Council's October 1 vote.

Duration

Other Notable Items

South Square Mixed-Use Commercial Development (Item 8C2) — Approved 7-0

The South Square project at Rural and Warner Road (formerly a vacant dirt lot) was approved unanimously on second hearing and final adoption. Mel Laas presented the final project, which includes four buildings totaling approximately 3.75 acres with mixed-use retail and food/beverage anchors (Postino, Ghost Ranch, Craftsman, and other establishments). The community voted on the name "South Square," underscoring developer engagement with residents.

Council members praised the developer's neighborhood coordination efforts. Doreen Garlid highlighted the extensive meetings held with residents (held at a church or school) and the openness to neighborhood input. Council Member Branberg called it an "eyesore" elimination, noting the lot has been vacant for as long as she has lived in Corey D Woods noted that activating the corner with retail and food options will reduce the need for South Tempe residents to travel north to downtown or other areas, and predicted synergy with the existing shopping center across the corner.

Expected groundbreaking: January 2025.

Historic Preservation Code Chapter 14A Amendments (Item 8C4) — Approved 7-0

Updating 1990s-era historic preservation code provisions regarding commission processes, landmark designation, demolition/removal, and violations. No public testimony or substantial council discussion; passed unanimously.

Speed Regulations Amendment Chapter 19 (Item 8C3) — Approved 7-0

Amendment to motor vehicle traffic code speed limit regulations. No public testimony or council discussion; passed unanimously.

Boards and Commissions Recruitment (Item 5A1)

Announcement of 50 openings on 28 boards and commissions, with 16 positions requiring priority filling by December 19, 2024 deadline. Applications due November 12. Especially needed: Aviation Commission, Family Justice Commission, Human Relations Commission, Library Advisory Board, Neighborhood Advisory Commission, Risk Management Trust Board, Technical Code Advisory Board, and Board of Appeals.

Quanas Park Dog Park Groundbreaking (Item 5A3)

Jennifer Adams announced a groundbreaking ceremony for a new dog park at Quanas Park in South Tempe, scheduled for Friday, September 20 (the meeting date) at 5:30 PM. Features include water features, shade structures, and community gathering space.

Arts in the Parks Fall Programming (Item 5A2)

September through early November series featuring hands-on art activities, live music, food trucks, and artist discussions at three South Tempe parks:

All events 5:30–7:30 PM next week.

Trees for Tempe Initiative (Item 5A1)

Announcement that September–November and February–April are optimal planting seasons for trees in Tempe's climate. City tree specialist Richard Atkins (480-350-5227) available for consultation on climate-appropriate tree selection.

Invision Center Opening (Item 9—Berdetta Hodge announcement)

Berdetta Hodge announced the opening of the Invision Center off Apache Boulevard, described as a phenomenal community resource with significant community engagement and excitement, particularly among families. Director Tim Vior acknowledged.

Mrs. Fanny McLendon Birthday Recognition (Item 9—Doreen Garlid announcement)

Doreen Garlid requested that residents send birthday cards to Mrs. Fanny McLendon, a 102-year-old (turning 103 September 22) retired U.S. Navy and Air Force major and World War II veteran who served in the Women's Army Corps, 6888th Central Postal Battalion in Europe. The 6888th's mission was to deliver mail to troops, with their motto "No Mail, Low Morale." Cards can be addressed to Doreen Garlid at City Hall for delivery to Mrs. McLendon's care facility. Doreen Garlid noted that someone had already dropped off a card at her front door after the announcement was posted on the city's social media.

National Voter Registration Day (Item 9—Nikki Amberg announcement)

Nikki Amberg promoted voter registration (deadline October 7, 2024), early ballot signup (ballots mailed October 9; return deadline October 29), and Election Day (November 5, 2025). She highlighted the county recorder's alert system, which notifies voters when ballots are mailed, signatures verified, and ballots counted.

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Source: Tempe City Council - Regular Session - September 19, 2024 — September 20, 2024. Auto-generated YouTube transcript; may contain transcription errors.

good evening everyone welcome to the Tempe city council regular council meeting item number what is call to order Council meetings can be watched in real time via Cox Cable channel 11 and at tempe.gov temp1 members of the public may also attend the meeting virtually through Microsoft teams if you have signed up to speak on items later on the agenda please know that as the presiding officer I have the discretion to introduce those items out of their regular order as listed on the agenda I may change the order of items from time to time to accommodate scheduling to allow us to address items with a large number of speaker cards so those wishing to speak on those items don't have to wait until later in the meeting or to otherwise expedite the business of the meeting if you wish to speak on an agenda item and haven't filled out a speaker card yet please make sure to fill out and submit your completed card to the city clerk prior to the item coming forward for Council discussion I will call your name when it is your turn for public comment I now like like to invite everyone who's able and willing to stand to join me in a moment of silence followed by the Pledge of Allegiance thank you 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 very much tonight's agenda has a number of items that the city council must consider in order to conduct City business guidelines for conduct at City Council meetings are on the table near the entrance for those in attendance at tonight's meeting we will now play a video with the proper protocol for ensuring the appropriate conduct at City Council meetings the City of Tempe welcomes public comment at this time disruptive behavior will not be allowed continued disruptive behavior will lead to removal from the council chambers we need to be able to hear everyone in the room be behavior that disrupts disturbs or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of any city council meeting is not helpful and is not permitted this includes Behavior both inside and outside of the council chambers should individuals inside the council chambers become disruptive so that City business is not able to be conducted the mayor will first ask that the individuals allow City business to be completed there will be time for public comment during the call to the audience portion of the meeting if no cooperation the mayor will issue a verbal warning and let them know that the contain Contin disruptive behavior will lead to removal from the council chambers if there is still no cooperation the mayor will issue a second verbal warning and let them know that the continued disruptive behavior will lead to removal from the council chambers if there is no cooperation after asking and two verbal warnings then the mayor will ask security officers to remove only those individuals who are causing the disruption security Personnel should not engage in any way but only escort them from the council chambers if individuals refuse to leave security Personnel shall warn them that they are TR trespassing and that the next step will be arrest by a Tempe Police Officer Tempe officers may have to arrest if individuals refuse to leave charges for trespass and disorderly conduct May apply as well as other charges should anyone be asked to be removed the mayor will recess the meeting thank you very much we're now going to play a video conveying the city of temp's native land acknowledgement statement we wish to acknowledge that Tempe is the homeland of the native people who have inhabited this landscape since time IM Memorial these ancestral lands of the aam known as Pima pipos known as the Maricopa and their ancestors extend far beyond our city this land continues to be spiritually connected to the aam of the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community and hila River Indian Community we accept the responsibility of stewarding those places and solemnly pledge to consider this commitment in every action thank thank you very much that takes us to item number four meeting minutes tonight I'm going to be assisted by vice mayor Garland vice mayor we have no meeting minutes all right thank you so much which brings us to item 4 B acceptance of board commission and committee meeting minutes I make a motion to accept the board commission and committee meeting minutes 4 B1 through 4 B6 and it's been moved by vice mayor garlett I'm going to look here to council member Adams if she can give me a second on this one I second it all right sounds good thank you so much so it's been moved by vice mayor Garland and seconded by Council member Adams uh please vote Yes sorry yes actually I'll do a roll call then um council member Hodge hi council member Adams yes council member keing yes vice mayor Garland hi council member chin I council member Amberg I and I vote I as well that item passes seven to zero thank you very much next up we have item 5A uh reports and announcements first of all our here item 5 A1 is serve your city Tempe boards and commissions so I think we're going to put a slide up here so temp's boards and commissions make important recommendations to the Tempe city council about all aspects of Tempe you can also play a very key role in your city there are 28 boards and commissions each connected to an area of special interest such as arts and culture sustainability veterans programs and much much more meet neighbors with similar interests and help shape the future of your city it only takes a few hours a month to serve there will be 50 openings 5 on 16 boards and commissions that need to be filled before the end of the year so we need your help the aviation commission Family Justice Commission human relations commission Library Advisory Board neighborhood advisory commission risk management trust board and Technical code Advisory Board of Appeals are especially in need of applications so those interested should apply at tempe.gov get in involved by November 12th to be considered for appointment at the December 19th council meeting we're now going to actually play a video showcasing board and commission members talking about why they serve I love serving on the sustainability and resiliency Commission because I can help deliver a sustainable future for all of [Music] Tempe we're so lucky to have such a beautiful city and uh being able to participate in that process and work with the city staff who are all incredible human beings who do so much work for the city it's a opportunity to participate in Civic life that I really enjoy I would definitely recommend serving on a Tempe border commission to anyone who is interested in getting more involved in their Community we really need diverse voices on these boards and commissions whatever your expertise is whatever your love is whatever your desire is I think you should give back I think that before you leave this earth you should serve and the City of Tempe has all kinds of boards all kinds of interests and I'm sure that there is a board that you might be interested in so I invite you to serve serve your city by the way if the last speaker there doesn't get you excited about actually signing up for one of those 50 appointments I don't frankly know what will so I just want to thank each and every person for contributing to that video next up that brings me to item 582 appointment to the sustainability and resilience commission I want to congratulate Matthew noik on his appointment to the sustainability and resilience commission has outlined in item 7 A1 on this evening's agenda that brings me to item 5B 5B city manager reports and announcements Madam city manager thank you Mr Mayor no announcements this evening okay thank you so much that brings me to item number six public appearances according to the Arizona open meeting law the city council may only discuss respond to or take action on matters listed Elsewhere on this agenda for discussion and legal action the purpose of the open call to the public is to allow individuals to address the city council on any issue within the jurisdiction of the city council no person shall speak more than once and there is a limit of three minutes per speaker speakers present at the podium must State their name and city of residents and provide a speaker Card members of the public shall refrain from making personal impertinent or slanderous remarks and for becoming boisterous while addressing the city council or while attending the meeting speakers will be taken first come first serve in the order in which the cards are received speakers visual aids and appearances by phone or recordings are not allowed the city council is prohibited by state law from discussing responding to or taking action on matters raised during the call to the public even if asked to do so by a member of the public so long as the subject discussed by the speaker is not listed as a specific agenda item for council's consideration for discussion and legal action individual members of the council May respond to criticism made by speakers ask staff to review a matter or request a matter to be placed on a future agenda with that I'm going to go ahead and get started once again in the order in which I received the cards and just once again as a note if you're here to speak on a specific item I will call you up later but this is just for general public appearances so the first Speaker I have is Alana Randall please come forward state your name and place of residence you have three minutes thank you for letting me speak tonight good evening council members I appreciate I'm a Tempe uh a lover of Tempe I live in Tempe lived here for 40 years and I'm here to express my concern about the rapid disappearance of our City's wide open green spaces due to the increasing development of high density housing while growth is important it's critical that we balance it with the preservation of Open Spaces um for the long-term well-being of our community and for our children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren uh I'm specifically speaking about the plan development in the shalomar area Urban green spaces are essential in keeping away the heat island effect which we're already seeing with Rising temperatures I can't imagine replacing our green area beautiful green area with concrete roads and traffic and high density housing which will uh raise the temperatures and and also it's uncomfortable and it will directly imp impact our health our shalomar area has always been a friendly relaxed neighborhood with schools and churches nearby to maintain our Green Space we can uh and I think the Green Space helps us I should say reduce the Heat and improve air quality and it will continue to if we can keep that green space it will con continue to uh make it a friendly environment and a happy and healthy environment for our family these these benefits I think are especially important as tampi continues to grow and develop and I love tampi I hope to urge the council to prioritize the preserving our beautiful open space as an essential part of sustainable urban planning if our if our City's growth doesn't come at the cost of our environment or the well-being of our children and grandchildren thank you so much for considering this thank you so much appreciate it you the next speaker I have this evening is John Mark Randall please come forward state your name and place of residence you have three minutes my name is John Mark Randall I'm a resident of Tempe 79 years I've lived here my whole life and I have am a over 50y year resident in the shalomar vicinity back in the 1950s Carl Gulick a local Builder bought the Farmland where shalomar Golf Course is from Hansen Farms he turned it into a beautiful Golf Course surrounded by custom home building Lots Built Homes there this was at a time when I was a a high school student at tempy high school my father Glenn Randall was an attorney and a friend of Mr Gulick and he hired my father to do the recording at the Maricopa County for the lots and the subdivisions they Bartered and so my dad for his feed received the lot on the golf course at that time if you can believe the lot value was $2600 Through The Years our shalomar association which is over 40 years old have successfully stopped development on the golf course three different times prior to this are united neighborhood efforts have stopped potential Builders and caused them to walk away may I add my voice in asking the city council to vote no on zoning rezoning the golf course this is a historic beautiful open space and needs to be left hopefully as it is how sad it would be to turn this beautiful Green Spot filled with trees and birds into a high density project filled with cement asphalt and pavement thank you very much thank you the next speaker I have is Clive Rogers please come forward and state your name and city of residence you have three minutes hi it's it's Chris Rogers oh okay s left-handed I was gonna say I know you Chris but I but I saw this I'm like wait a minute thank you so much for having me here tonight I appreciate it um and thanks for uh taking time to listen to my concerns regarding the shalomar golf course and surrounding neighborhoods uh my name is Chris Rogers I've lived and worked in Tempe for nearly a quarter Century now and I've raised my kids here I'm raising my kids here I should say I don't live at chalomar nor do I play golf but for many community members including myself shomar plays an important role in bringing people together in the community may Woods I was thinking on on my way up here that I think I've known you now for 20 years um and we met at Joyce Park um which like shalomar is a spot where folks in the neighborhood come together at game night or meetups with their kids or just to to chat with one another in a day where basic Community engagement takes a backseat to isolated venting on social media the shalomar is more important than ever it's much more than a golf course uh but a place where can your constituents come to meet and share ideas connect with one another and enjoy food and live music this is not just an opportunity to preserve Reserve neighborhood character as the 2050 plan intended but rather an important Gathering Spot benefiting the mental and physical health of all residents in the zip code and Beyond redeveloping shalomar will not solve temp's housing issues first I empathize with the challenges you all face in that regard striking a delicate balance to serve all citizens in Tempe it's one of the things that I really like about this place but uh I have to tell you that like even my own daughter can't afford to live here right now I've co-signed on a house for her to live uh in Mesa this is not your fault but really it's the fault of investors who've artificially inflated rental and housing prices in an egregious manner currently the 85282 zip code has a rental vacancy of 88.5% at a time when housing is in more demand than ever before redeveloping Shalamar will not change this but it will forever change the lives of all the people who live in and around shalomar so tonight I just ask you please use your position to veto the rezoning of this precious place and I thank you so much for your time thank you Chris appreciate it and you're right it has been 20 years that we've known each other so good to see you all right that's all the cards I have for public appearances this evening is there anyone else in the audience wishing to address the council during public appearances okay seeing none I will move to the next portion of the agenda here which is item number seven the consent agenda all items listed on the consent agenda will be considered as a group and will be enacted with one motion by the city council unless an item is removed for separate consideration members of the public May remove public hearing items for a separate consideration public hearing items are designated as public hearing item at the beginning of the item title council members May remove any item for separate consideration or to declare a conflict of interest and if a council member would like to declare a conflict at this time the city clerk will provide the council member with a disclosure form if you wish to speak on a public hearing item please fill out a speaker card and submit your completed card to the city clerk prior to the agenda item coming forward for Council discussion I will call your name when it is your turn for public comment once again the consent agenda this evening is listed as miscellaneous items 7 A1 through 784 Awards of bids and contracts items 7b1 through 7 B5 and resolutions items 7 C1 through 7 C8 once again any agenda item designated as public hearing item can be removed by a member of the public for separate consideration if anyone would like to have a public hearing item removed please get my attention now all right seeing none I'll look to my Council colleagues to see if there any agenda items that you'd like to have removed from the consent agenda for separate consideration hearing none it's been moved by council member keing to approve the consent agenda and seconded by council member Hajj please vote and that item passes 70 all right next up here item number eight non-consent agenda all items listed on the non-consent agenda will be considered separately agenda item scheduled for introduction in first public hearing will be heard but will not be voted upon at this meeting agenda item scheduled for second public hearing and final adoption will be voted upon tonight council members who may have a conflict of interest May abstain from voting on a matter and the city clerk will provide the council members with the disclosure form at this time first up we have item 8A miscellaneous items bids contracts and resolutions the first item under the section is 8 A1 which is to hold a public hearing on the proposed land use assumptions and infrastructure Improvement plan related to fire police Parks and Recreation streets and water and wastewater development fees this is also a public hearing item is there anyone who wishes to speak during the public testimony portion if so please get my attention all right hearing none I will close the public testimony portion of the public hearing council members any comments or discussion um we no vote this evening so can we withdraw that so perfect thank you um no comments all right once again uh this is only a first first hearing on this item and so no council actions required at this time the next item under the section is 8 A2 which is to approve the utilization of one-year State of Arizona Cooperative contracts with Tucson businesss Interiors transact commercial F Furnishing Dave Scott and Associates Incorporated Goodman's Incorporated corporate Interior Systems Incorporated atmosphere commercial Interior Systems Incorporated tab office resources incorp ated facilitech WIS Office Products and elantech LLC for the purchase of furniture products and related Services council members any comments or discussion what discussion okay I'm done with that I guess that was quick um anyone want to make a motion on this one ah so moved counc been moved by council member Hajj and seconded by council member Adams please vote and that item passes 7 zero the next item under the section is 8 A3 which is to award a one-year contract with four one-year renewal options to human to provide group Medicare Advantage plans to eligible City retirees and their eligible dependants council members any comments or questions so mooved by council member Adams and seconded by council member keing please vote and that item passes 7 to Z the next item under the section is 8 A4 which is to approve the utilization of oneyear state of arizota contracts with fishal company Greybar Electric incorporated level s Technologies LLC doing business as Aspen Technologies and premise one Incorporated for data and Telecommunications cabling fiber optic installation and repair services in City buildings and streets in alignment with the capital impr Improvement plans for traffic sewer and water projects council member City comments or discussion been moved by council member Hodge and I think seconded by council member Adams please vote and that item passes 7 to zero the next item under the section is 885 which is to approve the utilization of a one-year State of Arizona Cooperative contract with Motorola Solutions Incorporated for two-way radios parts and related repair and maintenance services for the city's Public Safety Radio Systems council member City comments to discussion it's been moved by council member keing seconded by Council bin please vote and that item passes 7 to Zer the next item under the section is 8 A6 which is to approve the utilization of a state of Arizona Cooperative contract with velocity Truck Centers for the purchase of solid waste collection Vehicles council member City comments or discussion motion to approve been moved by council member Adams seconded by council member chin please vote and that item passes 7 to zero the next item under the section is 8 A7 which is to approve an increase to the contract amount with Hydra contract Contracting LLC and metering Services Incorporated for water service line materials field verification Services council members any comments or discussion moved by council member Hodge and seconded by council member Adams please vote and that item also passes 7 to Zer the next item under the section is 8 A8 which is to award one-year job construction contracts with four one-year renewal options to aen Garder Construction LLC FPS civil LLC SD V Contracting Services Talis construction and TF Contracting Services LLC to perform the underground utility construction projects been moved by council member Adams seconded by council member Amberg please vote and that item passes 7 to zero the last item under the section is 8 A9 which is to award one-year job order construction contracts with four one-year renewal options to Felix Construction Company Incorporated FPS civil LLC and Garney Companies Incorporated to perform the minor treatment plant field site improvements council members any comments to discussion moved been moved by Council keing second seconded by Council verj please vote and that item passes 7 to zero the next section on the non-consent agenda is ordinances and items for introduction and first hearing the items under of the section will be read and introduced tonight but no substantive votes will be taken the second hearings and votes are scheduled for October 1st 2024 I see Mr Sims coming to approach me rapidly thank you sir appreciate it all right let's see here the first item under the section is 8b1 which is to introduce and hold the first public hearing to adopt an ordinance for a zoning map Amendment from pcc1 to R5 a planned area development overlay to modify development standards for building setbacks and a development plan review for a new three-story multif family residential development consisting of 229 dwelling units on 7.69 acres for Cabana kyne located at 515 West guadalu Bay Road the applicant is gamage and Burnham uh I see Mel laas in front of us good evening good evening mayor members of the council for your record Mel laas law firm of gamage and buram I'm here today on behalf of green light communities um with me are Architects Works Bureau and we have our traffic engineer if you have traffic questions although I'm going to try to go through some of the traffic issues that I know have come up in previous kind of conversations but just to talk a little bit about green light and for those of you who don't know them Greenlight believes that everyone deserves to be feel proud of where they live and their goal is to provide attainable and affordable housing and through this they use Cutting Edge technology and kind of they have their own production oversight and their communities are open to all and each resident is treated with respect green light produces non-subsidized housing options with the affordable house affordable to houses between with incomes between 16 to 100% of the area immediate income you know of green light's 15 properties you know their residents have an average income between like $30,000 a year and $60,000 a year so it is a kind of a missing middle that we've been trying to fill here and these are the types of residents that we are that Greenlight has seen in all of their communities and we think will also this will be open and attractive to communities in Tempe you will see you know nurses teachers right across street from the Tempe Union High School District Air Force and we have a site out at Luke we have a lot of Air Force military construction workers a lot of food service and then store and Retail certainly a lot of jobs in their Corridor which I'll talk about along Elliot and up and down kyen but this is just a small sampling of the types of people that live in green light communities show you a couple of green light properties and some of you may have seen them just in the area I'm going to talk about cabata and Hayden in a second but these are a couple of the different Cabana properties you see they all have kind of a similar look and you you will see here a lot of landscaping at the Comm and Hayden as well the site itself I think we're all pretty familiar with I know all of us have put up signs or gone by or gone by that Circle K over the years it's a vacant lot southwest corner of kyne and Guadalupe um with Circle K on the corner just some pictures of the site um and then to give you a sense of the site and I'll talk more about it on the West Side you have a lot of industrial kind of certainly zoned industrial Tempa Union High School District offices are across the street you have single family surrounding and then you have multif family up and down kyne so there's a lot of different uses along kyne and Guadalupe which bring with it a lot of different people who have opportunity to live at this site and just talk a little bit the site is currently zoned pcc1 which is a planned community and that is commercial shopping center I think we know that Circle K was there was originally entitled for a grocery store we'll talk a little bit about what else could be there and we are actually down zoning this property to R5 for multif family residential in addition we're doing a pad they will modify some of the building setbacks specifically around Long Guadalupe so my that you know do something along Guadalupe and kind of also address the separation distance on the ground floor sleeping areas and then of course our the DPR for the building plans again as I mentioned the S is currently zoned pcc1 so it is a commercial Corner that you see at a lot of sites around 10p then you can see the various different kind of zoning that's going along in the area to the east up and down a lot of of industrial that comes with jobs a lot of other uses you have R16 in terms of some single family and then you have R2 and R4 so multifam up in North and South along kyne our plan is to do change the pcc1 to an R5 pad here are some uses that are allowed in pcc1 just so you can get a sense of that which is again General retail sales we talk about grocery stores duug stores clinics uh Medical Dental theaters fitness centers commercial offices pcc1 is what you typically see at the corners of many you know throughout these intersections and arterials in temp in terms of the general plan the general plan actually had this site more dense than our proposal the plan was to do up to 45 dwelling units at acre which will probably end up with 45 dwelling units probably gets you a four to five story kind of plan you're trying to add some density throughout the community as you come south of Baseline and certainly south of the 60 and just to give you a little bit of a comparison of what the pcc1 zoning at standards are versus the proposed R5 and then what R depel proposal is and just I'm not going to go through all these numbers but really quickly in pcc1 you're allowed to build 15 dwelling units an acre where we are proposing and R five allows 30 and we're proposing a little less than 30 but there is you know an amount of residential allowed in pcc1 but more importantly in pcc1 you could have 50% lock coverage r5s allow 70 and we're talking about 22% lock coverage and you'll see that a lot more in terms of landscaping kind of open space how the site is set up in addition you can see we've had in terms of landscape area instead of the 15% in pcc1 or 25 and R5 we have we have 47% lot landscape area and then the park so just the project itself is a three-story multif family residential building with the one story leasing office we're talking about 229 multif family residential units 90 Studios 93 ones 46 two bedrooms kind of heavily weighted to one Studios and ones which helps both with the density and parking we have a lot of amenities which I'm going to talk you about this is not you know this is not about like having no amenities we have substantial landscape enh enhancements including continuous trees along the South and West throughout the site but certainly to help the buffer to the single family neighborhoods we have substantial setbacks from the neighborhoods which I'll talk about we have 369 vehicle parking spaces including ve electric vehicles and 16 wi bike parking just talk a little bit about kind of how the site is set up in our adjacent neighbors the site is set up as we've talked about doing the DRC as like kind of three pods and each pod has its own set of amenities so you're kind of like living within a park if you will and so what you see is you have buildings that are grouped around you can see kind of the amenity areas but one thing that we've done is all the livable kind of the porches the patios the doors are faced inward so while there certainly are some windows to exterior looking north south east and west we try to put all the living most of the living facing interior so you're not looking out in addition as you'll see it goes towards Guadalupe on the North we are 83 ft from the adjacent neighbor to the west or an 82 in between that you can see the continuous row of trees you know some carports you also see a lot of substantial landscape amenities that are adjacent to us in the uh as you can see here we at the southern end of the site we are almost 159 feet from the residence to the west and then 82 83 ft from residence to the South so we really tried to allocate all the um living space interior to the site surrounded by both carboard Landscaping buffer and so that we create both a really nice amenity for our residents at the same time making sure that everything is buffered from the single family adjacent just want to talk a little bit about traffic um we would anticipate 229 units will generate 1500 approximately 1500 vehicle trips a day 94 the peak and then 119 at night to give you a little bit of a comparison of what it's currently zoned and the current plan with pcc1 and I think you know I think the initial plan was to put a grocery store there if you had 150,000 square foot commercial center with a grocery store you're talking about something like 14,000 daily trips and then if you you know cut comes down without a grocery store but you're talking about something like 10,000 daily trips and with this you know 1,500 daily trip so that's certainly a lot less traffic a lot less kind of traffic you know lower traffic and they don't have you know everybody kind of coming and going at all hours in addition in terms of kind of what kirene and Guadalupe are designed to carry I mean obviously it was designed to carry something of a commercial Corner the existing traffic this is a combined number and I'll separate out the the streets but a combined existing vehicle Tria it's like you have 33 basically 35,000 vehicle trips what we anticipate is you know this site is going to generate an additional 600 trips so you know a 1.8 increase in vehicle trips at the corner of kyne and gual Lupe kyne as you know is a basically a four-lane road with a center two-lane turn this is the capacity in kyne in that we have 40,000 vehicle trips the existing trips is 20 21,000 so we have capacity for 18,000 vehicle trips and we're going to add 386 again on Guadalupe same thing total capacity is 40,000 Guadalupe does not carry as much traffic right now there's 12,000 vehicle trips they have available capacity for 27,000 trips and we have right now we think this would add 231 new trips this is a site called Cabana Hayden that I think that some of you have heard about it's a site that's on Hayden just north of McDow um you can see here in manav Vista and one of the reasons I wanted to show this to you is it's a very similar site and kind of there's more residential around it but you can kind of see adjacent to Hayden it's adjacent to a single family home and a whole neighborhood but if you look at kind of 2A in the lower leftand corner you can see that is someone's single family house then you can see kind of how the land landcape is grown you can see the carport and then the trees and how everything is kind of working in terms of how what the structure looks like you can see a similar project kind of the Landscaping what you would expect in terms of trees and kind of as we move forward again this is just a representation of some of the other Cabana projects you can see again not no scrimping on amenities you can see the Lush amenities and the pods within the areas how the projects are interior so the they have their own meditation Garden their own amenities their own Park kind of go in and out as I me I don't know if I mentioned this but this is also a gated community so it's not like you're going to have people kind of flowing in and out just to give you a little bit of the uh sense of the renderings we've matched the color of the area um color of the Circle K kind of taking the architecture it's kind of a little bit of an 80s color but we wanted to make sure that everything is matched to what's happening down there didn't want to change anything too much but we think the landscape would really help bring some of the color to the area again this is just leasing office you can see the popouts some articulation we've spent a lot of time working with the planning department with Ryan and Jeff and Chris Jasper as we how to move forward and then I think here which will be nice since this has been a dirt lot for as long as many of us have been here um is to see kirene with lots of landscaping detached sidewalk you can now walk up and down kyne they will be shade um and as well as the kind of sorry rod iron this is the picture from ajoining um this is from on the southern end and kind of this is just a picture of someone's backyard and what they will see as they look North and again from the West just in terms of landscaping carport and you see a little bit of building and then just a little bit of sustainability in terms of what this project has we have done some you know obviously we have done things to help with the heat island effect terms of roofing Courtyard layouts create microclimates as I've mentioned we have EV charging some Landscaping we talked a lot about desert plants we're doing rainwater harvesting and then we'll do some uh Energy Efficiency in terms of how we manage Energy Efficiency within the units and then shareed amenities for health and wellness so that's kind of a maybe quick overview I'm happy to answer any questions spend more time I know we have some people want to talk but I'm happy to answer any questions let me do this I know Council Adams has a quick question then I'll get to the public testimony portion so Council Adams sure thank you um great presentation I I love all the trees that you guys have in this project um we're really trying to increase our tree tree uh canopy so this is really this is really a nice project as far as that goes um are you um implementing in the in the Green Building Code um yeah we're we we are some of these uh the heat mitigation some of these other things are implemented in the Green Building Code I will bring you the full um Green Building Code slide next time okay all right thank you I appreciate that um and I love the the separate sidewalk with all the trees and yes with the really nice that that'll be a good place to exercise and and walk your dogs and speaking of dogs um are you going to have a dog park area there is a dog park area within the amenities areas I um there's there there are different areas within here that will have a little dog park okay great and plus you know as you know quanas is down the street yes and we're GNA have a new dog park down there um groundbreaking is Friday at 5:30 actually oh I didn't know that for the new dog so yes yeah great see there exctly look forward to it but I'm glad you're going to have one in here too just in case like the dogs have an emergency or something yeah of course well no we have places for the dogs okay okay great all right um thank you very much excellent project thank you Council bti thank you mayor very happy my Mike is working today thank you Jason for for that um one of the concerns that we've heard from the neighborhood is the hype they concern that people will see into their backyard and I know you've done some Landscaping here to try to prevent that it's been suggested to us in an email that was passed out that perhaps you could lower it to two stories and then increase the footprint on the property is that something that one would be possible and if so too you would consider um mayor council Ming that's a little bit difficult for us one of the reasons that this is again three stories I don't know that if we increase the density on the property and spread it out will actually get you'll probably you'll end up having buildings closer to those neighbors and maybe it may be a little shorter but I don't know that frankly like a PCC could be 35 ft we're only increasing the height of these current buildings 5 in um from what it could be under the current entitlement and so we have a very kind of specific the way green light is able to kind of keep the cost they have a very modular construction so doing two stories is is a little difficult for us yeah thank you I just wanted to address that suggestion because if you could fit the same amount of units on it and that would make people happy you know I think that's kind of a win-win but if you're saying that it might cause more problems on intended consequences then that's certainly something to consider as well yeah I think it will cause less landscaping and it will be it will bring buildings closer to people and it will have some it may not be potentially as tall but I don't think this is actually going to be that tall what seems like it's going to be very tall is the property itself has been um construction has been dumping on it for years I mean all of that is all that dirt is going to come down right so it's going to be level with the sidewalk and so the buildings are going to come down lower than you think and then when the buildings are in the middle they're 80 feet away from you with trees and stuff you're not going to be able to see that that that's a good point as you know I live very close to this property and it is elevated yeah it does seem because I do a buy and if you think like that's not the finished floor it's coming you're going to take it down to where the sidewalk is and then you'll be a little much slower all right thank you for addressing that thank you so much uh anyone else on the council any comments or questions before I get to the public hearing our okay sounds good okay thank you thank you very much appreciate it all right that means I will go to the public hearing portion and the first Speaker I have this evening is Melissa Balan please come forward state your name and place of residence you have three minutes hi everybody I'm Melissa I live in Tempe actually live about two streets south of this development um I was part of the team who canvas the surrounding neighborhoods uh to collect petition signatures um against this um rezoning request here they are all 206 of them of the houses we canvased only 12 people denied to sign the petition in support of this development that's 6% so and I can't even tell you how many doors didn't people didn't come to their door we could have I think easily had 400 or more signatures against this uh resoning request uh while I realized the land's been vacant for a long time doesn't mean it should be filled with just anything it needs to be filled with the right thing for this neighborhood and this development does not fit with this neighborhood in terms of the fact that this neighborhood is highly single family residential lots of one-story homes um and it actually goes against several points in the character area plan that's being proposed um in on page 41 of character area plan it talks about preserving the neighborhood character um by ensuring developments are compatible with existing character and scale this does not match the character and scale of the surrounding single family homes um the neighborhood's character ized uh by most Ranch and Spanish style homes which don't fit with the style of this development um and more importantly is characterized by older residents long-term residents when I was talking to people people have been there 25 35 years older residents um and the the Cabana kirne development does just does not match with this kind of community um many people um so while they've lived in their homes for 20 to 30 years and I realized that it's perfectly reasonable that someone who's renting an apartment may choose to stay there for a decade this exact development doesn't really match with like the potential for someone really making a place here because onethird actually over onethird of the units are only less than 500 squ feet units I I don't think there's very many people who choose to stay in a 500q foot studio for a decade and really make their home in this area of kyne of uh Tempe um next on page seven of the character area plan it's the median ages of this area are 33.6 years com uh compared to 29.5 and the rest of Tempe so that just like reinforces that this is an older demographic down there but this complex seems to be designed for younger people not that we don't want younger people but it let's it's kind of a a temperament mismatch you might you might say um addition the character airplan States the goal numerous times to help people age in place but again this development seems to be designed for youth over people Aging in place it's going to make it harder for older people who's Vision who are losing vision to uh turn out into the traffic uh to see people Milling about walking about there's a lot of yeah I'm sorry that's time apologies thank you so much appreciate it Abol thank you the next speaker I have is Jennifer lree robbles please come forward state your name and place of residence you have three minutes good evening council members thanks for everything you do my name is Jenny Lynn I've been a resident of Tempe for 20 years I've been around for a long time I've seen in bands and I love this city so I wanted to uh just bring some concerns first about this uh development um I live in the Pepperwood Estates community um bottom line is this is uh this area is 70% rental okay so as opposed to the rest of the city that might be 60% or less that's an issue we were hoping to bring in maybe owner occupied type developments that might um present a longer term opportunity for people um as well as kind of balance out our community second the traffic and safety concerns um my house specifically has been hit twice in the last five years there's multiple car accidents the increase of traffic right now is unbelievable I am going to be talking to you guys more about traffic calming and other measures that I've researched online but I would hope that you guys would if this thing goes through add this in and make sure that that's built into this construction plan so that we are uh handling from Baseline all the way down to Elliot slowing that down and making it safer for the citizens and the communities that are around it the industrial uh park across the street already presents its own issues on top of that so just need to be forward thinking in this um third uh the noise um I know that they're doing the trees and all this wonderful stuff and we love to see that we want to see the sustainability measures that come in with it but um I would encourage you guys to consider the 10- foot walls for the uh communities around because it is going to cause dirt noise pollution the car traffic that's going to be added to this um kirene road which has no stop lights I stress that because it's going to be a problem and it does again cause problems for all of us in the communities um the commercial components we rely on convenience stores we have a Circle K and a gas station okay so if you guys can maybe put a mixed use type facility there where you have you know we're not opposed to uh Development coming in there it's just maybe some storefronts in the front maybe coffee shops something that the community can congregate and come together and you know we can build community this area specifically has not had attention as opposed to the rest of Tempe that has so you need to come down there you need to check it out I'm excited that you guys got eyes on it very excited but please come down there and see what we're talking about because it's it's a very diverse area and it does call for some additional attention on this matter for sure um in terms of sustainability shaded walkways B bike paths green spaces the bus stops need to have attention I mean Kye all the way down to Elliot don't walk down there on like 110 degree day because you will probably not make it so there needs to be shade and other but anyway in conclusion you guys feel free to reach out I'm happy to give you some more ideas quick thing is uh Council got a question for you yeah thank you mayor so as I mentioned earlier I live not too far from here I live at gualo Bay in mlin talk but I used to live years ago at kyne Elliot so I've been in that you know mile or so for 20 years now so my question is um your point about a lack of retail like yeah all you got is that Circle K you got that McDonald's right you know probably the worst McDonald's in the city and right you know yeah I I keep I keep Rec pain right so if we were able and I can't speak for the developer but if they were able to bring like retail as well as housing a lot of times we'll do retail on the bottom floor and then housing above yeah but that would raise it to four stories would that make it more palatable you know I I can't speak for everyone else I speak for myself um I think the biggest issue in with for us is privacy and how that looks we would have to see those plans in place um and the other issue is just that this is a rental facility right and so um I kind of wrote this to you guys in my in my email but would encourage maybe looking like Co-op apartments that have owner occupi leases where you have a clause in their Grandfather Clause that says hey no investors can come in you can't rerent it out that it's going to encourage that you know forward progress of people who are moving from a rent status to a homeowner status and it's also going to you know age in place all these wonderful things that you guys have in these plans I think it meets that a little bit better so to your point um with the right develop and the right design I think we're open to seeing that you know we want something on that corner it has been in a deficit for a long time right thank you very much thanks thank you Council Brams uh yes you said your house has been hit twice twice within five years so can you describe like what's happened the first one was a girl drove um right through the brick wall right through it and um it was I have a young son he's 10 years old um at the time he was I don't know about six and she crashed right into my house and almost went through the house but you know we had some rocks in the front that stopped it so that was it's just unbelievable and the second one was uh another one and this was about 5 o' 5 o' is a nightmare you guys been down that road people go very fast I mean very fast wherever they're trying to get and so somebody crashed and you know rode into the uh front yard they didn't make it to the house because they hit the stop sign which they were very injured and then there was just another car accident the other day I mean the car accidents in the last couple years you know you have construction on I 10 you have construction around the city you're detouring you know and then you just don't have anything to slow it down not to mention the drag racing which is unbelievable in the night I live on the corner guys my house rattles when these cars go by yes okay okay I'm glad you described what's what's going on and um it sounds like uh police chief maybe we'll talk to you um and uh and just kind of discuss some things that we can do because we are trying to slow traffic down I live down there also and the drag raising has gotten better it has I I appreciate that and thank you for that I mean they have I can see them out there trying to to help but you know these guys know how to plan it too they they they come in and wait and then they you know wait for everything to clear they have people who drive first and like kind of case it and then they'll go and do their drag race and again I have a little guy we don't even go in the front yard we want to we want to meet our neighbors but you know it's you don't want to go out there it's it's kind of scary to be you know by that road so things need to happen Okay well I'm hoping that the um the police chief will talk to you about some ideas that I bet he has awesome so thank you very much for answering my questions thanks guys anyone else great okay thank thank you so much appreciate it thank you the next speaker I have is Beth Thompson please come forward State your D in place of Resident you have three minutes hi there my name is Beth Thompson and I am a resident of Temp and I'm really nervous I get nervous I'm sorry so and I'm going to read my notes this evening as there's so much going on and I really want to hit these bullet points um just so you know I am not suffering from nimbyism no no I am generally concerned for the safety of my neighborhood and the increased traffic I emailed the city council and Chris Jasper actually um responded and told me that it is legal in Arizona to turn left across double yellow lines or right and I didn't that kind of blew me away I didn't know so thank you Chris um but it's still a concern to me um you're not allowed to you're not allowed to wait when you're turning across a double yellow either so I'm I'm I'm begging you to please go to that intersection and see for yourself how tight these turns are because they're going to utilize the Circle K driveways and that's going to be really tough and this is why I need to read this because I don't know what I'm saying so my concern is these cars are not going to be able to safely make this turn and they're going to cut through the neighborhood of uh Britney Lane and Tempe Royal Estates I've researched the Tempe Transportation demand management transportation management association Mobility hubs and the trip reduction plan to figure out what I believe to be deflated numbers for peak hour traffic volumes and wonder if this is because Cabana kyne will have 90 studio apartments which then provide a minimum of 20% of the units between 81% and 120% of area meiting income and therefore I quote shall not be counted in the trip trip generation totals so I beg you please figure that out before the next meeting because I don't know what it means so um as explained kabana kirne is going to utilize the current driveways of Circle K and if you see for yourself they're tight So currently with the morning um traffic cars coming north on kirne will cut through bemar and then they go to Roosevelt Bel to make the left turn on to to get to Hardy so Cabana adding Cabana kirne into the already congested intersection Vehicles entering and exiting will have difficulty doing so untimely and safely with their next option using a shortcut on vaugh P CA Park school bus stops emerging with a traffic already cutting through at bemar this will directly and adversely affect the neighborhood Vehicles going to a grocery store are not going to be in a rush um and so that's kind of neither here or there um besides traffic concerns I want to point out that adding 229 apartments in a neighborhood with already 70% rental properties highest in Tempe is not diverse this will not be what what she said is is adding to the middle poops and I'm sorry that's time okay that's okay I had a lot more thank you but can can I say one last thing though I want but I want to just say that with your plan um with the the Tempe housing and and and the the governor there is more diverse stuff to go into that area thank you appreciate it thank you okay so the next speaker um Ivon Pearson I know submitted comments to us that we all the council all has in front of us so I will get to the next speaker after that is uh Pete glaski oh is that oh you did okay I'm sorry I thought the comments were the substitute so no but I just want to reiterate my name is Javon Pearson I have lived in the um uh I currently reside in the Tempe Royal Estate Development I've lived there for 30 years everything that these people are saying is absolutely the truth the only thing I wanted to say um in addition to what I wrote down because I did say that the train poses a lot of the traffic issues and that is something that the developer is not going to be able to deal with us ordinary residents aren't going to be able to deal with the the city council needs to get together with the train and see if they can work it out originally back in 2005 that yard it's a yard where they changed the trains out so they block the intersection there on Guadalupe for 15 20 minutes at a time and you guys know because you live in the area what I'm talking about it causes a massive traffic jam in addition to the other problems so anyway I I gave you all my notes and my concerns there I I'm am opposed to it I really think it should be two-story I don't believe what they say about oh it's going to be crammed together if you look at the statistics that I laid out for you they can easily put nine of those units in there instead of six of them still have the same amount of housing it comes down to Dollars and cents is what it really comes down to instead of Common Sense there are three parks in less than a mile from there that all these people can enjoy just like the rest of us residents do you've got the park across the street directly across the street you've got CA Park which is right around the corner it's one block away and then you've got KY or kuas Park which is only a mile away I beg you please please review all of this and reject reject it I I just I'm at a loss for words as to why anybody would think it would be okay to be three stories another developer came in and um they wanted to build three stories on the opposing corner there on um hard Hardy in Guadalupe okay gin stage I got up and spoke against that we worked with them they came back and agreed that they would not build three stories only two stories and they build adequate parking as well they could put a two two-tier parking garage in there and put mural on it that would be more aesthetic for for the whole neighborhood instead of putting these up this is geared more towards college students this area is not for that these are residential family multifam units that should be going in there I thank you for your time thank you appreciate it okay the next speaker I have is Pete klaski please come forward state your name and place of residence you have three minutes my name is Pete Koski I'm a resident of Tempe Arizona and the Tempe Royal Estates area for over 30 years uh thank you for letting us share our concerns I'm a person that likes to look for win-win Solutions um so I went up to uh Cabana Hayden to see what they look like in person I mean I went through the renderings but they're small and I try to blow them up on my computer but didn't quite work out they are modu and I'm an engineer you'd think I'd like modular but uh they were different and they're they're 14 different I mean this one of the selling points there are 14 different textures and colors and things like that it was different um I recently have been going through downtown uh Temp and I've seen a lot of these modular Apartments so it looks like a perfect fit for them but not in our area with Spanish tile roofs and things like that so we're hoping for something more like another Britney Lane uh Enclave of a small condo section stuff like that anyway but while I was there just yesterday I noticed it was no longer Cabana Hayden it is now the 89 on Hayden I looked it up even though it was built in 2019 it was sold in 2021 and uh so it brings up the question all the wonderful things and goals that we're hoping for for this project what happens when it gets so sold uh I've tried to get some information from that I'm still not quite clear no Section 8 housing in this project but if it gets sold will there be Section 8 we're trying to get low rents and things like that for people to work that work in Tempe but once it gets sold will that be there so I started looking at the rates uh it supposedly this was about $100 to $200 lower than the uh Mark Taylor apartment so I went to compare it to the other apartments and it's about the same uh that for the existing apartment so I'm just curious what happens when if and when this gets sold if it will just be another set of apartments and it won't be uh different than anything else will be open to the market because in many cases the other apartments are actually cheaper than the the project that's being outlined the one thing it does have an an advantage is the studio apartments those are cheaper then is about everything else um so my uh again there's a lot of these things that were developed are highlighted in the developer proposal but would change if the apartments were sold so I wasn't sure if there what guarantees there are great goals in this project but would they be carried forward and uh reach what we wanted to do long into the future because I hope to be there for at least another 30 years here thank you thank you appreciate it the next speaker is I believe I'm going to get this correct uh tea massingale you did very good all right I was I was wondering if I was G get a verdict on that one he did anyway my name is Tia massale and I have been a resident of Tempe since June of 19 70 when I came here to go to ASU I've lived in Tempe all my life my house backs right up to this project and they're talking about these 9- foot trees 9 foot trees won't do anything to keep anybody from looking in my backyard it won't do anything for a twostory building much less a three-story they can look right in there 9ft trees are barely as tall as the ceiling right and you get a three-story building that's going to be a lot more also they talked about gated communities Gat communities might decrease crime a little bit I feel like they give it a false sense of security my aunt has a house up in North Scotsdale with houses and $2 million rates and people just wait behind someone for the gate to go up open and they go right in and they've had lots of crime you there because I've even been to people's gated communities and I forgot their gate code I just wait till someone came I followed them in now what's not going to keep a criminal from doing that right anyway okay also Apartments will have more rush hour traffic than a small shopping strip because not everybody goes shopping all at the same time whereas people go to work rush hour in the morning rush hour at night people in the apartments they going to be coming home from partying 1:00 at night you know 2 o'clock in the morning whatever shopping centers close you know grocery stores closed by 10 or 11 now so the traffic will be stopped be the noise and everything you know I go in my backyard with my dog you know there's going to be people coming and going car alarm is going off if someone did something and they also say that these apartments are for teachers police officers whatever how can they say that's who it's going to be for anybody can move into there and if they tried to say it's only teachers police officers blah blah that would be discrimination they can't do that anybody can come into those apartments anyway um and the train they people talked about the train and like I said when that when they're changing tracks you're backed up 20 30 minutes and that's worse and um these apartments just don't fit in with our neighborhood they look like to me Tacky cheap dorm apartments for college kids you know when we was coming up here we saw some other apartments and all of us in the car says yeah those apartments would look fine down here you know University or whatever where there's a lot of U industrial but the only thing that's Industrial in this place is to the east of us off of kirene and everything else is houses there's houses we've got a nice Benedict far uh park right across the street where they have soccer you know uh football my kids all did it my kids are all growing up now they're in their 30s and 40s but they used to play on that field they still do that every Tuesday and Thursday so you want the voice of tempy to be heard please listen to our voice thank you appreciate it thank you so much the next speaker I have is William Gibson good evening as a mayor said I'm William Gibson I live in Tempe I live in in the Britney Lane development which is about a quarter mile south of the proposed development here Britney land is a community of about 80 families and approximately 75% of our Britney Lane residents based on a 70% sample are opposed to this proposed development project calls for the construction of 229 Apartments as has been mentioned I impos to the project for a number of reasons but I will address the traffic issue and my fellow neighbors have addressed some of these other issues and as benon mentioned this project will cause a major increase in traffic to an our already congested intersection and putting over 1,500 vehicle trips per day really isn't good news to us in an already congested area this is a dangerous intersection according to the City of Tempe crash data report over the past 10 years there have been 154 vehicle accidents within a quarter mile of this intersection of kyne and Guadalupe these are the and these are the accidents that were actually investigated by the by the city police we did a random 10% sample of these accidents we learned that 81% occurred during daylight hours 19% occurred during Dawn or dusk periods 6% of the accidents involved bicycles and 44% of these accidents caused injury or possible injury according to the reporting officer and 6% of these incense occurred to the railroad crossing which you've heard several people already talk about the railroad crossing speaking of the railroad crossing when this switching is done and it's usually done in the afternoon during rush hour um they the trains routinely do their switching and has been mentioned to you before uh tonight it causes huge traffic backups and it's usually right around rush hour and unfortunately we looked but we could not see where this was dealt with in the green light community's traffic analysis the across the street to the north is the Tempe Union High School District as was mentioned but there but this is where they Park their bus fleet and so in the morning during the school year and in the afternoon these buses are coming and going and again unfortunately the green light community's traffic uh analysis did not deal with that and we also have the athletic fields which is which creates a lot of traffic in the evenings and on the weekends so a lot of these traffic issues that we're mentioning tonight were not analyzed by the by the green communities um traffic analysis and we have a lot of semi- TR traffic from the commercial um industrial area that's coming out on kyne constantly and so in 5 seconds I therefore respectively request that this zoning application be reevaluated and that a more compatible y land use such as single family homes be considered instead thank you thank you for your time thank you so much the next speaker is sh West good evening council members thank you for allowing us to speak to you tonight I keep it very simple I don't like the project I don't think it's appropriate for our area as as other people have said um the construction I went on site on green night and they have a picture of their crew and a and a a building that is in process of being constructed I don't think it's constructed with quality uh if this lady can tell me differently then I'll be willing to listen but my my family my father's my my father and my grandfather's well in construction so I do have some knowledge about what would be con safely be constructed when I first saw the picture from overhead I thought it was either dormitories or Penitentiary I'm sorry um I just I I'm not for this at all whether it's two stories or three um my question is how long does does Greenlight plan to hold this when do they plan to sell it I think I think we have a right to know that because things will possibly change when the ownership changes uh is a manager going to be on site I assume it will be um I would like to know what the materials are going to be in the construction of these buildings um I don't know if I I send a message to um Mr Jasper uh and he sent back to me that he was going to be on vacation and wouldn't be back till the 20th which I appreciate it but then in just a little while he sent me over the packet which I have not had time to go through uh completely but I would like to know a few things are there going to be retention areas that are usually required in in these type of things I think the traffic is a very important part coming out of those two uh egresses um people are going to be held up and if I don't know how they plan to solve that or if they do sometimes we have a bus that stops right there by uh kirene and when you're trying to turn left and you've got another problem so my vote is no for this it doesn't fit in I've been in the the area my home 40 years I've been in Tempe 80 two years um I've grown up here I've seen lots of changes some good some not and uh I would appreciate you're giving some consideration to what has been brought before you tonight my other question I'm going to leave with that you may not appreciate but I would like to know who the owner of the property was that sold it to Greenlight I know you can't answer that question tonight my phone number is on the card and I'd be happy to hear from someone on that thank you appreciate it the next speaker I have this evening is Kim Gaff Loa please come forward state your name and city of residence you have three minutes hi Kim GNE Loa um I'm a resident of North Tempe and I understand how it feels to have somebody from another neighborhood come forward and talk about a development in your neighborhood we've had that happen in our neighborhood on developments that we've wanted and we've had people from South Tempe come and speak against it um I I looked at the property and from what I understand this lot has been vacant for quite a while so I was kind of surprised by the fact that people were worried about safety because to me having that lot there especially with the Circle K because we know the Circle Ks are notorious for calls for service I don't know if this one has been or not but throughout the city they have been um so to me we found in Parks um when you activate an area it actually makes it safer I understand that the design is not the same as these homes that have been there for quite a while but architecture has changed in their design and different designs appeal to different people what I liked about the development first of all that it's Workforce and obviously um we need some lower um housing costs um it can always be sold that's true somebody's house can always be sold and we've seen sever of those happen in my neighborhood where the the seller was assured that the person was going to live in the house and the next thing we know it turned into a short-term rental so there's no guarantees with that you never know you know what's going to happen in the future in that regards but what I liked about it was the amount of Landscaping on that property and I know there's parks nearby but I don't think there's any substitute for living within a green space we heard about that with shalomar um I would think the neighbors would like the extra landscaping for the cooling effect the buffering noise of noise from the traffic um I think even the three-story buildings would help buffer the noise of the traffic traffic now I didn't go through this area at rush hour I think I went through it right about 9:00 in the morning so it was probably a little bit after that and I pulled into the Circle K there to look I didn't have any problem with the traffic I can un I did get stuck by the train it wasn't for 20 minutes but I did get stuck by before the train um so I understand that's a concern but I don't think that's a problem of the developer at all and I did see that there were bus lines in the area area which I think would help um with people that would be living in that area and you know maybe the developer would be consider um you know putting in a covered bus stop anyway thank you very much thank you appreciate it the next speaker I have is Randall sakala please state your name and place of residence you have three minutes hi I'm rle I'm a resident of Tempe I have a home just Southwest of this project in the tempy Royal Estates neighborhood um I've been passing by the intersection there at kyen in Guadalupe and I noticed a few months ago there was a sign I wasn't able to read it but it was clear some sort of development was coming and uh so I assumed and watched for a notice of some kind to come to the mail to learn more about it uh but I never received anything so I missed the initial June 18th neighborhood meeting as well as the subsequent DRC meeting apparently held on August 27th however I wasn't too concerned um because I had heard that a developer was planning an attainable housing project and I thought great that's just what we need is uh in our community is some more smaller uh uh you know starter homes maybe some Condominiums uh the type of housing that creates a state environment for the owners of the neighborhood and chance for maybe younger families to get a foot in the door for home ownership so that Vision was busted busted me like a punch in the gut when I finally learned just recently that the attainable housing was going to be a group of 13 let me repeat that 13 not six three story Motel style dorm looking structures I figure this has to be a mistake I was sure the department of Planning and Zoning had our backs and would certainly never entertain this Urban Motel looking uh structure could be built in our mature established neighborhood consisting of mostly single family single story residential homes so I was very disappointed to learn they had approved it seven to nothing there's not a single three-story home or three-story building anywhere in the neighborhood or along kyne or Guadalupe for for a good long distance for that matter this will look like a motel complex and will stick out like a sore thumb in an area dominated by singl story structures I take full responsibility for not being more aware of this sooner but it seems inappropriate at best that out of the hundreds of homeowners in that area notices were apparently only sent to 75 of them sent only to adjacent properties and those within a Stones Throw of the property line of that development that may be meeting the legal minimums but it doesn't seem right to me in this case as the details of this proposed development have just recently started to spread to many other stakeholders in the area I understand that the city is now received petitions with over 200 signatures objecting to this to this development and I expect many more objections will be coming this type of property may be fine in downtown tempy near the college but here in rural South West T it's not a right development for this location I urge you not to vote today tonight take your up under consideration thank you appreciate it the next speaker I have is Amber wheeler please come forward state your name and city of residence you have three minutes my name is Amber wheeler and I live in Tempe just really near the development that they're trying to plan um I'm really nervous so I'm just going to read my notes here um I believe this project should not be approved in my opinion I grew up in Tempe and I've lived in the area for over 30 years I feel like we should preserve the neighborhood character by leaving it as commercial or at the very least offering some opportunities for home ownership if you need more housing a great compromise I feel like would be patio homes like the ones in Britney Lane uh having a three-story apartment complex especially with that color scheme I feel like it would stand out like a sore thumb the unit sizes of the proposed Apartments here are not conducive to a family with the 400 to 800 square foot sizes this seems more like like dorms in my opinion for the size of the building and units I I would prefer to save something like this for north 10p um just because the I just don't feel like it fits the character development but the runer density in our area exceeds 70% already when there's a 60% Citywide we are to encourage Aging in place and this also does not fit that goal if this is something you already intend on having if you could please somehow make sure that they construct their own 8w 8T decorative masonry wall along the South and West perimeters of the parcel that meet the Tempe Royal estate properties or work with those Property Owners to increase the height of the entire parameter on the south and west and to paint the entire wall to make it decorative as per the building code section 4706 which calls for an 8ot wall supposedly um and last but not least uh the I would just ask if the developer would only install natural grass and not the artificial turf because they're finding it's a um that it can pollute the groundwater and especially to kids and pets this is a risk uh per Kyla Bennett she's the director of science policy public employees for environmental responsibility nationally known scientist she worked for the EPA and also appeared in an interview here in Phoenix on Channel 12 explaining how artificial grass contains um p p FAS microplastics there are forever chemicals and the AR artificial turf also gets significantly hotter so but really I just Echo everyone's statements that it just they look like dorms and I just wish you'd reconsider three stories please thank you appreciate it the next speaker I have is Joseph Cardella please come forward state your name and city of residence you have three minutes hello uh my name is Joseph Cardella I live in Tempe Arizona been here almost two decades um I'm here to support this I think that bringing more Workforce housing to the City of Tempe would be a great thing uh the development while I understand there are some concerns about maybe the layout of the way it's being constructed they're doing things that are mitigating of that with the trees and the different developments of having everything face inward uh I mean where I liveed they did something similar and I had concerns and what ended up happening is people that I know that were graduating from Asu at the time actually had somewhere to go live they didn't have to move outside of the city that they had been enjoying for the last four years uh making this something that people can move to maybe to South Tempe North Tempe say in 10p support this I know Elliot and kyne is being developed there's all sorts of businesses that are occurring there's the coffee shops just open up at Elliot and kyne there's the all the restaurants just to the east of that by the Chase Bank all those place all those places have people that need to work there and they also need to live somewhere a lot of them have to live outside the city because they can't afford the rent especially in this area the rents are high you have to rent a house so I'm a big proponent of having more Workforce housing for people that need somewhere to live that can't afford such expensive houses or an entire house they they only need one bedroom or or a studio and so for that reason I think that this area it's right next to Circle K on the outside of the the neighborhood on a major inter what I consider to be a relatively major intersection that could support the additional traffic I think this would be a great thing and that's all I have to say thank you thank you the next speaker I have is Janet Hamlin please come forward state your name and city of residence you have three minutes hi excuse me my name is Janet Hamlin I am reading a letter on behalf of my friend Shelby Creek who is working in the emergency room tonight um My Name Is Shel Creek I'd like to address the proposed Workforce Cabana kirne Community I'm a 34-year-old registered nurse and have been a resident of Tempe since 1993 I love this city and hope to continue to reside here for many years to come I'm currently renting an apartment in temp B but the rising cost of rentals in the city is making it almost impossible to stay one more increase in rental rates and I'll be forced to look in another city for affordable housing my income as a nurse is above what many my age earn and I'm still struggling month to month to pay my bills a community like Cabana kirene would be a benefit to myself and other young professionals I understand from news articles that opposition to the project has cited an increase in crime if this community is built I have to disagree with that assessment if anything I believe building cavana kirne would enrich the community by attracting young professionals who would boost the local economy by supporting small businesses because it is aimed at Young professionals like teachers police nurses Etc I don't foresee a large unwelcome population moving in a community like this would give young professionals an affordable option to live near other like-minded individuals for an affordable rent which would enable them to live a more sustainable lifestyle I know many people my age have little hope of ever being able to afford a home and even the cost of apartment living is becoming untenable despite earning a decent income a community like Cabana kirne would give relief to valuable members of the community I see this as a bonus to Tempe not a detriment to the character of the area I hope the members of the tempy city council and community members will consider My Views and approve this valuable addition to South Tempe Shelby Creek Tempe Arizona thank you so much appreciate it that's all the cards I have this evening on that item oh I see one more please come forward state your name and city of residence you have three minutes hi my name is Lane carway I live in tempy i a citizen of over 30 years I am here to support this project uh when I found out was it was Workforce housing I was like wow this is great then I start reading all the social media posts trying to destroy this project and it kind of took me back for a second because I live in nor tempy and we just had this whole issue a few months back where we had a big project and all these people came up and spoke against it wanting affordable housing Workforce housing and I feel like I'm in Bizarro world at this point because one minute you want affordable housing next minute you don't want it I realize this property has been vacant for een years uh but if you go any City tempy Scottdale Mesa Phoenix older residential homes like mine built in the 60s we have new projects going up in there and they are different they're not going to look like our little single story homes but what do they contribute to this the community we need those type of apartment complexes we need people that are starting out that can be part of tempy because tempy has outrageous rates and you're not assured of anything just like um Kim said I thought I lucked out my neighbor soda his house I have probably the worst Airbnb around town right now there's like 16 girls drinking partying up at my house so you're not assured of anything at this point when it comes to residential our businesses um and that's all I have to say but I I think this is a great project I think the developer is working and I think the developer is going to come back with a lot of information tonight from these citizens and hopefully they can work it out and everybody live happy thank you very much thank you so much the next card I have this evening is from Hillary goon please come forward state your name and city of residence you have three minutes hi there I'm Hillary goson I hadn't planned anything but um I actually live at in britley Lane um a couple streets down um I'm a teacher myself I teach at Tempe Elementary District um so I live here I work here um and I would be one of those Prime candidates for that area but I am absolutely in an opposition of it um the reason being is a you've already heard tonight that um the prices aren't really all that much more affordable than the other rent around it um secondly um it it's one of those things where there's the traffic issues that they've talked about like I don't have anything unfortunately new to really point out other than I'm one of those people that they would say that they're targeting and I know for a fact that that is not that much more affordable from looking at the prices of um what they were looking at online um and I also don't think that it meets the character area plan with a three-story building I think that that would like they were saying promote more of a younger clientele not necessarily people like teachers and nurses and things like that that are going to want to look for if they were still renting a property that might look more um well put together I guess you could say a little less um modular style um and a little bit more like um a more luxury look is probably what those types of um workers would be looking for so that's just kind of what I was um it made me want to speak tonight because I know there was you know the side of the nurse people but then there's you know me as well as a teacher and I don't feel like it fits our character area plan at all uh they talked about firsttime home buyers in our character area plan when I had gone to one of those meetings and I this doesn't allow for first-time home buying opportunities at all and I do also question that point of what happens when they sell it so I don't have much more but I just wanted to say I am opposed as well thank you appreciate it that's all the cards I have this evening or is there any else in the audience wishing to address the Council on this item if so please get my attention all right seeing no more I will close the public testimony portion of the public hearing and I know there were council members that did have comments any council members comments or questions or Miss fos would you like to come back up uh council member chin thank you mayor Miss Vos I um after listening to Residents and after reading through the presentation um I have some questions for clarification for me to better understand it I am going to ask you to go through uh first the first slide where you it was actually um an actual picture of one of the other Cabana and it showed what I'm looking at is the setback and the trees okay do you want that one that that picture it was think it SC yeah I think so of an examp yes so I'm looking at picture 1B specifically okay so um looking at the numbers you provided it you have an 82 feet setback yes and minimum minimum 82 ft okay so one of the questions was could you lower it and spread it out that would that would cut into that setback then right yeah it'll make it wider right so you wouldn't have 82 feet or more yes you'll become closer as to okay and so there was another I you don't need to um find it unless you know where it is but it's an aerial view of the plans and you see the trees and the setback included yes so this was interesting and you said um the units are inward facing yes and you have a setback and you have the tree canopy for privacy and as an additional security and privacy um and I recall some of the other projects in temp where I learned this the angle of how it's built and the Privacy have you all considered that as you design that yes okay yes and you know at the other issue is you know it's kind of higher at the edges and then obviously it's going down right so that the the buildings itself are probably a little less than 40 with like 40 feet at the carport and just as in a side if you remember the side is zoned PCC which allows 35 ft yep so the answer you know it's already entitled to have 35 ft we're going to be approximately 39 F feet it's 4 in okay you know versus and that's the top of the roof it's not somebody's window so somebody's window is less than that okay thank you um you mentioned traffic let's go to one of your first slides where you talk about the um the average well no go back to the other one that one that was interesting to me because so the current zoning is for commercial so some of the residents mention Well we'd rather have it commercial a store or something but that would actually uh provide increased traffic but if we um if the zoning is approved to residential uh it's going to decrease the traffic in that area yes this is really a down zoning from its current entitlement okay just clarifying um final question it so and of interest to me is the workforce housing necessary in our community we we our inventory is low on that so this caught my attention can you tell me what percentage of the units will be uh offered at Workforce housing all of them I mean all of them are within a this range so they all are the one bedrooms are about 1400 maybe 1300 the two bedrooms the studios are 15 the two-bedrooms are about 16 so when you take $1600 divided by two is $800 a month right for when you hit that range between so 100% yeah there Dan approximately okay yes that's correct clarification thank you that's all I have thank you Council chin Council M hod um thank you I I just wanted to clarify that um I am a governing board member for Tempe Union and we did receive um numerous F our teachers in our district saying that they would be approving this because they do want more housing and we do I guess we have a population of teachers who don't live in our city who do want to live in our city so I just wanted just like how the nurse I wanted to put that out there that that was um something that the teachers at Tempe Union has clarified with us that they were excited to have something so close and it's in a central area between the pockets of all the schools around that area so um I just wanted our my Council to hear that that I'm getting that that information that they are actually excited about um living closer to their schools that they actually work at because we have teachers that are come in all the way from Glendale because they can't afford to live in the area where they're at so um that's all I wanted to make sure council member and and mayor council member to add to that you know we have been working with the school districts and one of the things I think maybe we can talk a little bit about is how we ensure who lives here and one of the things we've been talking to the elementary school districts about and some of the there's some other the police and other people is to Prior leasing like we will go before we start leasing up kind of make sure that we have Partnerships with the school district with the city with the police offices with the retail in the area to make sure that we have the people in the area who um to kind of who can this will best serve and we've already started started those conversations before we're kind of starting there to make sure that we people understood what was happening and what was coming down just just really quickly I want go to uh vice mayor garlett so you're saying that you the intention is to do priority leasing to groups like teachers and First Responders uh people of that nature before you would open it up to just sort of the general public to lease these units yes our that is our current plan and we've already started that Outreach thank you vice mayor G thank you for that clarification that that's good to know thank you um you know one of the things I was thinking about um and Council Maran um kind of talked about it a little bit is the distance between somebody's backyard to the units that you have um and I don't know if this is in city law or code but there is a Safeway by me I'm trying to think of the other there's a fries by me and if I think about what that looks like between the back of the Safeway and my best friend's house that's right next to it I could walk three steps and hit the Safeway wall from her back wall so I don't know if there's a CO if there's coating or something that if we were put if they were to leave it the way it is that that those back of the grocery stores would be right to the back of the residents um so I like the fact that you're looking at this and trying to pay attention and be respectful of the residents backyards and and um uh backyards uh way that you've arranged the I like the way that it's arranged um I completely appreciate and thank so much for the residents who've come in here to speak tonight because it's really important that no matter how we vote on this or how we look at this it is absolutely incredibly important that you come in and take the time to to visit with us to take us out for coffee and we can or I'll buy you coffee but we sit down and talk about this because it's important that we hear from you um you know but the thing that I realize with this and recognize is that we are we do have a missing middle issue we do have those concerns we do need to be looking at Workforce housing um so I do appreciate what you had said to Corey about making sure that you're going to be looking and addressing this to certain um uh res certain people um first um one of the things that I was going to ask you about is um um one of the concerns from one of the gentleman that was talking about and a few people that talking about the modular look the modular modular look it it's it's a taste whether you like that kind of look or not um but one of the concerns was the color that it's not Spanish style that looks like the rest is it possible to make some adjustments on this that would make change the colors that the residents might like a little bit better or to make it look a little more Spanish style is that possible to do on this um mayor vice mayor let us take a look it's possible to certainly change the color for sure we can change the color I mean it's not Modular Buildings I mean I understand that they may not like the kind of modern square look that um that you see in other places um the pick the color um is based on kind of the colors that are up and down kyne but we can certainly change the color um as you know I like to put green but then people don't like green so we put this um but um we'll certainly look at the colors and that we can talk about them before our next hearing um you know probably not change fully Chang the architecture one of the things you can kind of see even Cabana Southern it doesn't the renderings probably don't look you know as bright as if you look at some of these but there's a lot of articulation within those colors we've done a lot of popouts and there's a lot of different materials going on so it will look better um I think as you see it and even Cabana Hayden it's a very kind of funky kind of modern look um but we can certainly kind of think about show you some pictures and come back in October and show you some other pictures okay um and then they one somebody else Al um mentioned something about the bus stops um and that it's not covered in I I don't know um if there's somebody from the city that can tell us that I know that we are redoing our bus stops that are to give better shade protection and if the ones that are on kyne or Guadalupe are they part of that first phase they are sorry Eric and I have many conversations about this so Eric would like to come down here he and I talk all day about this oh okay thank you in his water bottle mayor council member garet I'm Eric Iverson Transportation sustainability director we do have a prioritization uh of all of our 400 plus bus stops in the city that do not have shelter um and we have the ones in this area are on the list I can provide the council with that list um for Mula to share at the next council meeting okay great thank you and while you're here yeah um can we look at also the the traffic the speeds if there's any additional calming things that we that can be done with or without the approval of this property it sounds like the residents would like to see some type of traffic common can we look at that also absolutely and we um I gave my card to one of the residents earlier who was asking about the specific accidents that council member Adams had um been been inquiring about so we we will look at that okay that's all my question thanks maula thank you thank you thank you vice mayor uh council member Amberg I just have one quick question so when you're talking about renting these units um you are renting the units by the entire unit correct you are not renting them bedroom by bedroom no no they are rented for a year by the entire unit but I was just saying in terms of you know if you only have to pay $1,200 you know some people can afford that by themselves soly people what when we talk about kind of what else is existing on kirne just 30 seconds of this you know I also like council member king lived at Elliot's I don't know where that's where he lived but I lived at Elliot's Crossing you know 20 something years ago um and the rents at OT Crossing from a 30-year-old apartment are going to be the same as like a brand new apartment so that's kind of what we're talking about and those are also higher and so you know ell's Crossing three story building this is you know that's what we're trying to bring in new apartments but yes no I'm just saying you know new teachers a lot of young teachers as you may know they like to have a roommate and so I just saying you know that helps with them or you know whomever or they can afford by themselves you said if you have your you know daughter just graduated can afford you know $1,000 $ this is a place for her to go I was just asking that because I know that a lot of the apartment units around ASU which you would consider student hous they rent them by bedroom and it's specifically for college students and because this is not like that you know that that alleviates that for me as well and I also love a lot of the sustainability stuff in there especially the uh W harvesting aspect of it so thank you thank you counc you know she answered of my question okay sounds good um anyone else um just a couple of quick things Miss B just questions that were actually that were raised by the residents I think you already addressed my question about rental prices um and maybe this also might be more of a question too for our staff potentially maybe for Mr tamy levich perhaps because there were questions raised about the quality of the construction and the um the retention areas like are all of those things being met from a staff standpoint I mean I'm assuming this is you know this is getting a an approval from staff as saying to go forward with the project but I I guess I should just ask on the record does this meet all of staff's uh checklists when it comes to construction and quality of building materials and having the proper retention areas and things of that nature yeah Mr Mayor uh Council Jeff Tam Lage community development director um obviously this is not going through the building permit process at this time but we anticipate it will we've looked at the retention we think it will meet the requirements that are necessary by code we also believe that all building requirements will be met I mean they will be required to be met okay sounds good okay thank you appreciate it um one other quick question too just uh because this came up with several of the speakers M vas uh regarding the uh green light uh building the building and potentially then selling it is there any intention at this point for green light to build the property then flip the property or and then I mean obviously we know that that can't be spoken for forever but is there sort of any immediate thing in your business plan about how we're going to build this and within two or three years we're going to sell it off no mayor there's no plan to build and flip this building okay sounds good okay that's all the questions that I had of what was oh Council one more question um this is for I guess our our for not Jeff but trans Transportation traffic is it because I we did hear that they were saying that they were concerned about it you know going through the neighborhood instead of going through is there some way that we can look at that to make sure that the neighborhoods um you know how the traffic will be flowing through if it has to go through the neighborhoods or they cutting through it and just check what that would try there you thank you Eric and you know Eric I'm just answer one question for Eric and then Eric can talk about the neighborhoods but you know one of the things that that we've done is as you know and we're going to talk about something else later you know we have we're we're at a light right so the light will really help us kind of flow with the traffic and so there shouldn't be I there's this again like a you know to Vice mayor's point like I live next to a Walgreens you know that Walgreens is a lot more it's right next to somebody's backyard and it has a lot more traffic going in and out then this will but the traffic again at the corners with the light configuration helps that flow there should be no need to kind of cut West to go East because the site's not that big but I'm sorry and I'll let a no I'll good Mr Mayor uh council member hjj thanks for that question we will as you know we have the neighborhood traffic calming program we will um look at uh the streets in the neighborhood and have our traffic engineering team kind of do a little assessment be able to provide some statements for for uh Miss fos um and then possibly if there are issues we can um put that in the long-term list for our uh look at improvements sounds good all right anything else Miss I'm done thank you we'll be back in a couple of weeks with some pictures and colors okay sounds good thank you so much the only thing I have is not a question for you but it is just one quick Point regarding the traffic issues because this is something you know this is I've said this is my 13th year up here in some way shape or form and this is one of the things that I do get concerned about because people talk many times about the worry and I think this the concern is sincere regarding traffic but in all of the traffic studies I've seen not specific to this project so I'm not specific Al referencing the traffic study that this developer gave me but the reality is looking at these things commercial shopping centers when it comes to grocery stores and other related stores have far higher traffic counts than actually building multif family housing because many times with multifam housing people are actually leaving all at one point in the day to go to work and then coming home all at the same time whereas if you have a shopping center where you've got a grocery store kind of a large scale one or other kinds of restaurants or other retail shops you've got people coming in and out all day long and it contributes to a much higher traffic count and much more potential I think for traffic accidents and things of that nature not that I'm opposed to grocery stores or other kinds of restaurants and Retail opportunities but a lot of the things that our staff has had to deal with from a traffic mitigation standpoint are areas where I would say on the northwest side of Rural and Southern where we have a large grocery store and Retail Center where there had been major concerns raised by the residents in those adjacent areas talking about people making left turns and just sort of extremely high traffic counts because of deliveries and people going in and out of that shopping center all day we had a situation uh by the Trader Joe shopping center by me in North Tempe right around University in rural where you have a Raising Canes on that corner and a whole host of other businesses of where the traffic would actually back out of that area onto University Drive which was a major issue I'm glad that Raising Canes is that popular and that so many people want to go to that shopping center that actually happens to be the Trader Joe's I regularly shop at but that was actually where we had to get our traffic mitigation folks involved because we had people backing out all the way onto a major arterial I've never seen that issue happen with a multifam complex whether it's rental or home ownership but I have seen it happen many many times we talking about a large commercial shopping center where people are many times there between 6:00 am.

and 10 or 11 p.m each and every day Monday through Sunday and so I guess that's just sort of my chall I I I do absolutely understand the resident's concerns about the traffic in their area are sincere I'm not saying that they're not but I'm just saying time and time again in every study that I've seen over the last 12 and a half years along with what some of these specific situations I've seen the bigger issues that we typically have when it comes to traffic mitigation and having to implement traffic calming procedures in a really serious way really quickly is usually when we have commercial shopping centers but not when we have multif family complexes where people are typically leaving all at one time in the morning and coming home in the evening especially now that we have a lot of people now working Flex schedules and M folks who are working 100% from home in the first place so I just had to make that comment because it's just something that I I I I hear that and I understand the concerns and I understand the concerns are genuine and sincere but I just think that all the evidence that I've seen over the years says that when it's when you have a commercial shopping center you're going to have a much exponentially higher traffic count than when you have a multif family complex I just felt the need to put that out there I've got many other comments but frankly we've got another hearing coming up on this for October 1st so for the purpose of time I will save those comments for that point um with that said anyone else uh any we're obviously once again not taking any vote on this this evening any final comments by councel okay sounds good once again I just want to reiterate that the second and final public hearing on this item is scheduled for October 1st 2024 the next item under the section is 8b2 which is introduced and hold the first public hearing to adopt an ordinance repealing section 19-13 driers files to be maintained from Article 2 traffic Administration and enforcement chapter 19 motor vehicle and multimodal traffic of the Tempe city code this is also a public hearing item is there any public testimony if so please get my attention all right seeing none I'll close the public testimony portion of the hearing council member City comments or discussion hearing none the second and final public hearing on this item is also scheduled for October 1st 2024 the last item under the section is 8b3 which is introduce and hold the first public hearing to adopt an ordinance to transfer a portion of the capital Improvement program project number 55111 42 to the economic development Property Management cost center These funds will support the continued operation of the north Tempe Food City Plaza until the property is redeveloped this is also a public hearing item if there's any public testimony please feel free to get my attention seeing that I will go ahead and close that portion of the hearing uh council members any comments or discussion all right seeing none once again the second and final public hearing of this item is scheduled for October 1st 2024 the next section on the non-consent agenda is ordinances and items for second hearing and final adoption so votes on these items will be taken tonight first item under the section is 8 C1 I just want to note that the applicant is requesting a continuance to the October 1st 2024 regular council meeting council members any comments or discussion on the request to continue all right hearing none uh do I have a motion on item 8 C1 for a continuance it's been moved by Council verj and seconded by Council B please vote my apologies I was on the wrong screen and there we go I just did and that item also passes s to zero all right the next item under the section then is 8 C2 which is to hold the second and final public hearing to adopt an ordinance requesting a zoning map Amendment from AG to pcc1 with a planned area development overlay and development plan review for a new single story commercial development with four buildings on 3.75 acres for northwest corner of Rural and Warner located at 862 East Warner Road the applicant is gamage and Burnham Miss BOS good to see you again yeah thanks mayor members of the city council um where your record my name is m laaz who law fir of gamage and Burnham I made a full presentation last time so I don't know that um anybody have any questions I do have one interesting fact that we have named the site um the community is voted South Square so I like the name so uh that was South Tempe Community I want to thank everybody watching and in the South Tempe Community for all their help uh we're really excited um start hopefully moving soon and we hope to begin Construction in January I know there was some questions so um with that I'm happy to answer any questions thank you very much council member Adams yes uh I've talked to numerous uh PE folks from uh South Tempe and they're so excited everyone single one of them is so excited to have this project uh get going so um thank you for your uh your tenacity for I know it took a while for us to get there but um they're so happy about it so thank you for bringing this project forward and I will be making a motion to approve okay uh I'll take that as a motion to approve uh do I have a second seconded by Council M keing uh more comments vice mayor G I just want to say thank you so much for all the work that you put into this but most important to me is the work that you have done with the residents the neighbors that are right around there and how often that you reached out to that neighborhood that's there and to having holding the meetings that were at the I don't know if it was a church or school I can't remember but thank you so much for the Outreach because as much as we all would like to see something on that corner and not just dirt and looking forward to what you're going to be putting there it's it's so important that you you really did that work to do and and worked hard to get the residents to listen to talk to you um and to help make the decisions on and now naming it also so I appreciate that and I'm really looking forward to this going in so thank Youk you no and thank you all for all your help I know it's been a long time coming so I I appreciate all your patience and your assistance sounds good thank you so much Council bti yeah I just kind of want to Echo some of council member Garland's comments um it's been a long time coming as you said you've done a lot of work to get that neighborhood on board I am disappointed that kean's corner didn't end up winning the vote for the name that second and second second place very very close second it was a close margin I'm going to need to see the the cross tabs on that but anyway um I had a Diablo meeting last night and a lot of the residents kind of live down there or Diablo live in that area and there certainly frequent a lot of South Tempe businesses and they were all very excited about this there's going to be something there finally so it's a corner that I think I told you a year ago or so maybe that I don't think anything was ever going to go there so uh well done to you and I've been looking forward to supporting it thank sounds good thank you thank you okay anyone else yeah Council branberg yeah I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart I moved to Tempe from Louisiana in 1998 and it that lot was a dirt lot it has not changed since and I'm not even sure how long it was a lot dirt lot before I got here but just an eyesore and I'm really looking forward to what you guys are going to do thank you thank you yes um Mr City attorney City attorney mayor I just wanted to make sure uh we we didn't call for public comment there's okay oh no I have not forgotten Mr my second I the second I saw him I'm like what have I done wrong right now it's like Dad is scolding me so all right with that said before I get any more trouble here before I get any more trouble Mr Andis I will go ahead and do exactly what you said here uh I'm going to open up the public testimony portion of the public hearing is there everyone in the audience wishing to address the Council on this it if so please get my attention all right seeing that I will close the public testimony portion of the public hearing uh that being said uh I'll just uh make a comment too I I really uh to council Amber's point I mean I moved to Tempe in 2003 and to her point I I thought that's been a dirt vacant lot the entire time I've been here I don't know how long it's been a vacant dirt lot uh but the ability to actually have uh additional food and beverage and Retail options for the residents of South TP I think is a huge win for this community and as much as there's a lot going on in the downtown obviously Apache Boulevard with the presence of light rails getting a lot more in the way of shopping in food and beverage uh I do believe that the residents of South temp deserve to have those amenities directly in their neck of the woods without having to come north we obviously welcome them to come north and spend their money there as well but it's nice to have those items right in your own backyard where you can access them through a short car ride or walking or through bicycle perhaps so just want to make sure that I say that I'm very very excited about this and I think it will also very much work in Synergy with the opposite corner where you currently have the Postino and Ghost Ranch and Craftsman and other shops sometimes as we all know for those of us whove tried to go down there after 2 3 o'clock on a Friday afternoon to meet someone you can't get in that shopping center because it's one of the very few options in that area and so many of us sometimes have driven around in a circle for 5 to six minutes before giving up and then changing and going to a different place having the other options right across the street will I think add even more Synergy to that corner and it will frankly increase Revenue in that area but it's just going to be a huge win so I'm just really excited and once again thank you Miss BOS for your work and thank you once again for working with the neighbors on this so greatly appreciated and I apologize council member keing King's Corner was a very close second um with that said uh I know we had a motion and a second on this already so uh I'll go ahead and call a question let's uh let's vote and that item is approved 7 to zero the next item under the section is 8c3 which is to hold the second and final public hearing to adopt an ordinance amending chapter 19 motor vehicle and multimodal traffic Article 5 speed regulations Section 19- 63 speed limits enumerated of the Tempe city code this is also a public hearing item if the any public testimony please feel free to get my attention seeing none I'll close that uh council member City comment of discussion it's been moved by Council perj and seconded by Council pering please vote and that item passes 7 to zero the next item under the section is 8 C4 which is the hold the second and final public hearing to adopt an ordinance approving proposed updates to chapter 14a of the 10e city code by amending section 14 A-1 relating to purpose and intent section 14 a-2 relating to definitions section section 14 a-3 relating to Historic preservation commission historic preservation officer section 14 a-4 relating to designation of landmarks historic properties and historic districts section 14 A-6 relating to guidelines standards and process for review of alteration or new construction section 14 a-7 relating to Demolition and removal section 14 a-9 relating to maintenance and repair and section 14 a-11 relating to violations this is also a public hearing item if this any public testimony can you please get my attention seeing that I'll go ahead and close that portion of the public hearing Council City comment of discussion so moved been moved by Council and seconded by council member Adams please vote you know I will I will do that promptly after the meeting I promise vice mayor and that item passes 7 to zero the next item of the section is 8 C5 which is to hold the second and final public hearing to adopt an ordinance authorizing the abandonment of a waterline eement located on the east side of Hardy Drive and the south side of Elliot Road this is also a public hearing item is there any public test on this item if so please get my attention seeing none I'll close the public testimony portion of the hearing Council m city comment discussion been moved by council member Adams and seconded by council member Hajj please vote and that item also passes 7 to zero want again uh just alert the crowd that this is also my favorite portion of the meeting where we get to the uh constant abandonment of waterline easements wooo yes all right then how about then we go to item 8 C6 which is of course to hold the second and final public hearing to adopt an ordinance abandon authorizing the partial abandonment of a water line easement north of Rio solato Parkway in east of Smith Road this is also a public hearing item is there any public testimony if so please get my attention seeing none shockingly uh Council any comments or discussion been moved by Council M Amberg Enthusiast and a second by council member chin thank you so much please vote and that item passes 7 to zero the last item under the section is 8 C7 which is to hold the second and final public hearing to adopt an ordinance authorizing the granting of a power distribution easement to Salt River Project agricultural Improvement in Power District over certain city-owned land located at 3031 South Hardy Drive and authorizing the mayor or his designate to execute an EIT agreement and related documents this is also a public hearing item is there any public testimony if so please get my attention seeing none I will close that portion of the hearing uh Council memb C comments or discussion move to approve it's been moved by vice mayor Garland and seconded by council member chin please vote coun B oh sorry there we go and that item passes 7 to zero that brings us to item number nine current events Council announcements and future agenda items uh council members may also request that an agenda item be added to a future council meeting during their allotted time but in accordance with the Arizona open meeting law there should be no discussion on the item other than to clarify the request I will now call upon council members for their comments and this evening I will start with council member Adams I try to keep I try to keep everyone off balance up here so I like it okay my first announcement is trees for Tempe update uh the weather is cooling off and that means it's the perfect time to plant trees in Tempe uh the best time is specifically is from September through November and again from February to late April it's important that we we plant the right tree in the right place and um because of our climate obviously uh Richard Atkins is our tree specialist in the City of Tempe his phone number is 48350 5227 and you can email him um or call him and ask him about what trees the city is recommending um that can live through this uh incredibly uh increasing hot climate so we want to make sure that we get the right trees for the right spots uh my next announcement is arts in the Parks this Falls arts in the Parks will run through early November and it will feature hands on art art activities live music by the local bands food trucks and Interactive um um interactive uh discussions by a local artist so I would improve in I would I'm sorry I'm a little tired tonight I would uh encourage you to go I've gone to many arts in the Parks and they're really a lot of fun and you really get to know your neighbors and you can bring your dogs out and it's um really a great activity so uh see if you can check it out next next week we have Mary and Moses Green Park on Tuesday at Scutter Park on and and on Wednesday um um let's see Scutter oh I'm sorry on Tuesday we have Mary and Moses Green Park on Tuesday Scutter Park on Wednesday and Optimus park on Thursday so we have three nights next week for arts in the Parks all events will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 so we hope to see you there finally this is one of my most exciting dog barking am I missing something you didn't say Don that's my part oh oh I apologize okay it wasn't on my notes so I guess I should read the slides there okay all right thank you for thank you for pointing that out council member chin and this Friday at 5:30 um at quanas Park we are having a groundbreaking ceremony to um open up our one of our few South Tempe Parks dog parks so I'm super excited about that it's going to have water features a plenty of shades for the pups and they'll be able to uh unleash you'll be able to unleash the dogs and let them run and hang out and you'll also be able to meet your neighbors so Friday at 5:30 if you want to come on out um we're going to be having groundbreaking then so I'd love to see all of y'all thank you and that us that's the end of my announcements this evening sounds good thank you Council M BR welcome thank you next up council member chin no make new announcement sir okay thank you so much next up Council M HJ I'm s surprised you forgot Vice Mar garlett I thought she's always next no she's she's on my list okay okay all right well you know what I just wanted all I have is the to talk about the Invision Center is now open it was an exciting time and I think this is going to be really great for our residents we want everybody to come out it's right off of Apache Boulevard it's um it's a community resource it just go out and see it it is phenomenal when you go in there and look at it and the the energy and the the thought that was put in it so thank you Tim vir sitting there and um and all the work that you and your team has done to put that together and then it's going to I can already tell I already had uh one of uh one of the one of one of my neighbors friends went out there and her children and she's like I can't wait my child is really excited about this this is really something that excites my CH my children so I'm just excited to have it for our community so thank you wonder thank you so much Council brj next up council member Amberg hey I'm not sure if anybody noticed but on Tuesday we took a super cool picture with all of us with our vote hats on uh because it was the uh National voter registration day on Tuesday so this I wanted to make sure that everybody you know in order to make sure that you get your your vote counted um these are all of the the dates so the registration to actually register to vote is October the 7th uh on October the 9th your ballots if you have uh signed up to get your early ballot uh it's going to be sent to you there and if you are signed up to get an early ballot I would highly suggest that you sign up for their alert system um I did get a text message today and an email from the county recorder's office saying that U my ballot was getting ready to mail and it is incredibly cool because once you mail it back in they will send you a text saying that they got your ballot they will send you a text when they've verified your signature and then they will send you a text when they tell you that they've actually counted your ballots so you every step of the way you absolutely know uh you absolutely know what what's going on with your ballot so these are the rest of the dates October 25th is the last date of request to get an early ballot uh you got to mail them back by the 29th if you don't then you need to bring it in by hand uh on Election Day and election day is November 5th so no matter who you're going to vote for I'm just asking you to please go and vote thank you so much next up vice mayor Garland thank you I just have one announcement um we will if you think about it we have a lost art of writing letters and writing cards and actually putting them in the mailbox and sending them to somebody how often do you get um happy birthdays by an email by a text or from the web sending you an electronic birthday card you have the opportunity to make a birthday card or buy a birthday card and send it to one of our residents um she's retired US Navy US Air Force Major and World War II veteran Mrs Fanny McLendon lives in Tempe during World War II then Lieutenant clendon was serving in the women's auxiliary Army Corps assigned to the 6888th central postal Battalion in Europe the mission of the trip of the six Triple 8 was to ensure that all the mail from home was delivered to our troops the motto of the 6 tri8 became no male low morale their success meant that millions of letters got through to boost the spirits of those on the front lines and you can read more about that online there's a website it's www.

womenof thee 6888 toorgle is now one of only two living members of the 6888th she'll be 103 years old on the 22nd of September and Mrs McLendon loves to get mail so I'm asking you to please take a moment and write a birthday wish to her to celebrate her birthday let's show the love of our community to this wonderful woman who proudly served our country in World War II you can mail your cards um addressed to me you can write 6888 uh family and supporter here at City Hall and I will take those cards and take them to her house and deliver them to her the Care Center where she's at and deliver to her let's really make this birthday big for her and it's so important that we make sure that we always say when things happen oh we're never going to forget but you know what we do let's not forget and let's send her a birthday card let's make this difference I will tell you that I had put this on my art my work social media for the City of Tempe and I walked out my front door this morning and somebody dropped a card off at my front door so I have my first card in hand so please if you have the time please let's make this a really special birthday for um Mrs mundon thank you thank you vice mayor next up Council no announcements okay thank you so much sir uh I don't have any announcements either which means that'll take me to item number 10 public appearances I have one public appearance this evening and that is Melissa Balan please come I'm back yes welcome back state your name and city of President you have three minutes I'm Melissa Balin again from Tempe and I just wanted to share a couple more Cabana kyne comments with you guys that I didn't get to I don't think we can do that I oh I was told I could before so that's why I had prepared them let's see Mr City attorney mayor no that that agenda open public comment is for items not on the agenda we've already had the comment on the okay thank you sorry thank you sorry thank you sorry about that is there anyone else in the audience who would like to address the city council if so please get my attention Okay seeing none that brings me to the next item of course which is number 11 adjournment the next regular city council meeting is scheduled for October 1st 2024 we are adjourned have a good evening everyone

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