COGS POSITIONS on Important Issues
Mercado Courtyard (Case 1-ZN-2024 and 1-GP-2024)
– Location: 10290 North 92nd Street.
– Details: A proposal for 255 apartment units in a mixed-use complex.
– COGS Position: No support.
Bike and Trail Study Update
– Location: 92nd Street, AZ Canal banks, and Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd area.
– Details: Proposed improvements for safer bike and trail paths on the southwest canal side.
– COGS Position: Support.
Citywide Noise Ordinance Update
– Details: COGS opposes rooftop amplified music and recommended the city replace all sound meters with the dBc scale that measures music. The city has replaced to upgraded decibel meters that capture amplified noise and music and not just human voices.
– COGS Position: COGS can not support the current, weakly enforced Noise Ordinance. Business “winners and losers” should not be determined by the impact of unwanted noise or music bleeding beyong any establishment property lines. A 2024 updated draft will be presented by city staff before February 2025 for city council consideration. At this time, October 2023, it has limited text changes – not of which rein in the loud and intrusive noise sources in the bar district and other areas of the city.
Axon/Taser Corp Development
– Location: Land purchased from AZ State Land Department, south of the 101 loop, east of Hayden Road.
– Details: A request to build 1,975 apartments and a 475-key hotel.
– COGS Position: Strong opposition in coordination with area residents.
Fiscal Sustainability in the Sustainability Plan
– Details: Advocacy for the inclusion of fiscal sustainability in the city’s proposed Sustainability Plan.
– COGS Position: Support.
New Parking Garages in Old Town
– Locations:
– Stetson and 6th Avenue: New structure using city funds.
– Brown and 1st Avenue: Adding two levels to the existing garage using 2019 Bond funds.
– The City Council approved two garages in 2024.
– COGS Position: Support two new parking garages in Old Town