Mesa council unanimously approves broad consent agenda, delays lofts introduction to March 17
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Mesa City Council on Feb. 24 unanimously approved a consent agenda that included multiple contracts, equipment purchases and zoning ordinances and voted to continue the introduction of a proposed loft project to the March 17 meeting.
The Mesa City Council on Feb. 24 approved a multi-item consent agenda that included construction contracts, equipment purchases for city departments, several zoning ordinances and a resolution to extend a natural gas transportation agreement. The vote was unanimous after a single motion and second.
The consent agenda consolidated dozens of routine procurement and land-use items for one vote. City staff said several purchases are funded by previously approved bonds, federal grants or department budgets; among the items were a shared-use path contract for State Route 202, renovation work for the Police Department headquarters funded by 2022 public safety bonds, and multiple multi-year supply or maintenance contracts for Water Resources, Fleet Services and Parks and Recreation.
Council members also voted to continue the introduction of a zoning ordinance for proposed lofts at 121 and 129 N. Beverly to the March 17 council meeting at the request of the maker of the motion. The continuance was approved unanimously.
Key consent items listed by staff included: approval of minutes from prior meetings; contract approval for the State Route 202 Red Mountain shared-use path (majority federally reimbursed); a construction manager-at-risk guaranteed maximum price for the Police Department headquarters renovation (funded by 2022 public safety bonds and public safety sales tax); approval of a construction manager-at-risk guaranteed maximum price for Sloane Park women's locker room and performance lab; multi-year term contracts for water reclamation polymer and aeration blower parts for the Water Resources Department; cooperative contract purchases for fleet and fire apparatus equipment funded by the 2022 public safety bonds; multiple term contracts for pavement preservation materials, replacement shade structures, locks and door hardware, and other citywide materials and services; and zoning ordinances for three properties (zoning cases listed by staff) including rezones and plan-area development overlays.
Council members did not request separate discussion of any item on the consent agenda. Mr. Christopher, the staff member who read the consent items into the record, closed the item by noting the items included on the consent agenda; Councilmember Pillsbury made the motion to approve, Councilmember Duff seconded, and the mayor called the vote, which passed unanimously.
The council also approved a resolution authorizing the Mesa Police Department to submit grant applications to the Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety, and a resolution to extend a natural gas transportation service agreement with El Paso Natural Gas Company for a 50-year supply period, both as part of the consent agenda.
The council moved next to the citizen comment portion of the meeting after approving the continuance and the consent agenda.
