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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/07/2005 Regular Council Meeting Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX JUNE 7, 2005 PLACE AND DATE Marana Municipal Complex, June 7, 2005 I. CALL TO ORDER By Mayor Honea at 7:00 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. INVOCATIONIMOMENT OF SILENCE IV. ROLL CALL COUNCIL Ed Honea Herb Kai Jim Blake Patti Comerford Tim Escobedo Carol McGorray Mayor Vice Mayor Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Present Present Present Present Present Present STAFF Mike Reuwsaat Jaret Barr Frank Cassidy Jocelyn Bronson Town Manager Assistant Town Manager Town Attorney Town Clerk Present Present Present Present V. OATH OF OFFICE AND PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION (Jocelyn Bronson) Town Clerk Jocelyn Bronson formally swore in Council Members Escobedo, Comerford, McGorray and Vice Mayor Kai and presented each with a Certificate of Election. Oaths of Office had been given to the newly elected Council Members at least 24 hours previous to the meeting to conform to Arizona Revised Statutes. VI. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Council Member McGorray, seconded by Vice Mayor Kai, the agenda was unanimously approved. VII. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES Upon motion by Council Member Comerford, seconded by Council Member McGorray, the minutes from the May 17, 2005 Regular Meeting and the May 26, 2005 Study Session and Special Meeting were unanimously approved. VIII. CALL TO THE PUBLIC - ANNOUNCEMENTS - INTRODUCTIONS - UPCOMING EVENTS 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX JUNE 7, 2005 Kortney Smith addressed the Council and asked for support to travel to Beijing, China as part of a junior Olympic softball team. She needed to raise $2500 before the August 17, 2005 trip. Council Member McGorray announced that she had attended the TPAC Awards with Council Member Escobedo. The Town of Marana had received a certificate of nomination for valuable contributions. She presented the award to Mayor Honea. She had also attended the annual awards given Pima Association of Governments, where the Town of Marana was given a gold star for participating in the travel reduction program - Best Workplaces for Commuters. Council Member Escobedo said he had attended two of the Marana Arts Council events at Continental Ranch Park. He estimated that 300 people had attended the most recent event. He also said that The Pines Golf Club would have a golf tournament on July 22, 2005, with proceeds to benefit the food bank. He announced that June 7 was declared National Hunger Awareness Day, and asked local businesses to participate. Mayor Honea announced that Assistant Town Manager Jaret Barr's last day with the Town of Marana would be Friday, June 10,2005. Ms. Bronson read a proclamation for Mr. Barr into the record. Mr. Barr addressed the Council and said it had been an honor and a privilege to serve the Town of Marana. IX. STAFF REPORTS There were none. X. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolution No. 2005-61 Relating to Real Estate; confirming and ratifying the abandonment of a portion of Continental Links Drive northwest of Arizona Pavilions Drive and northeast of the Santa Cruz River; and declaring an emergency (Frank Cassidy) 2. Ordinance No. 2005.15: Relating to Development; releasing those certain covenants, restrictions and agreements affecting a site commonly known as the Links at Continental Ranch; and declaring an emergency (Frank Cassidy) 3. Resolution No. 2005-62: Relating to the Police Department; authorizing the renewal of an intergovernmental agreement between Pima County and the Town of Marana Police Department to fund the employee costs associated with one Marana officer assigned to the Counter Narcotics Alliance (Richard Vidaurri) 4. Resolution No. 2005-63: Relating to the Police Department; authorizing the execution of a law enforcement grant with the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority (AA T A) (Richard Vidaurri) 5. Resolution No. 2005-64: Relating to Public Works; authorizing the application for Federal Transportation Enhancement funds to implement paved shoulders suitable for bicycle use on Tangerine Road from the Union Pacific Railroad to approximately 1.4 miles east (Harvey Gill) 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX JUNE 7, 2005 6. Resolution No. 2005-65: Relating to Public Works; authorizing the application for Federal Transportation Enhancement funds to implement Phase 3 of the Santa Cruz River Shared Use Path project between Cortaro Road and the Coyote Trail Elementary School (Harvey Gill) 7. Resolution No. 2005-66: Relating to Administration; authorizing the renewal of an intergovernmental agreement with Pima County for payment of housing municipal prisoners (Jocelyn Bronson) 8. Resolution No. 2005-67 Relating to Community Facilities Districts; approving appointments to the Dove Mountain Resort Community Facilities District (Jocelyn Bronson) Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Blake, the consent agenda was unanimously approved. B. COUNCIL ACTION 1. Selection of the Vice Mavor (Frank Cassidy) Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Comerford, Vice Mayor Kai was selected to serve for two more years as Vice Mayor. 2. Direction relatine to the vacancy on the Town Council (Mayor Honea) Mayor Honea said that the Council would fill the vacancy on the Town Council in the next month. He announced that applications would be accepted until 5:00 p.m. June 20,2005. He asked people who had already turned in an application to verify with the Town Clerk that the application was on record. Interviews would be the week or two after the cutoff date, and the Council would be appointing at either the first or second meeting in July. Upon motion by Council Member Comerford, seconded by Council Member Blake, Town Clerk Bronson was unanimously directed to advertise, post and give public notice of the vacancy and availability of a seat on the Town Council. Further, the Town Clerk was directed to include in the notice of vacancy the information that all applicants must submit a letter of interest and a resume to the Town Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. Monday, June 20, 2005, in order to be considered for the position. 3. PUBLIC HEARING. Ordinance No. 2005.14: Relating to Development; approving a rezoning of 217 acres of land from "R-144", "R-36", "R-6" and "MH" to zone "F" and creating the Saguaro Springs Specific Plan (Barbara Berlin) Mike Reuwsaat, Town Manager, announced that there were areas in the plan that needed work. He recommended opening the public hearing, taking comments, closing and then continuing the item to a later date. Mayor Honea opened the public hearing. Seeing and hearing no one who wished to speak, he declared the public hearing closed and the item continued until a later date. 4. Resolution No. 2005-68: Relating to Development; approving a Preliminary Block Plat for Willow Ridge (Barbara Berlin) 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX JUNE 7, 2005 Barbara Berlin addressed the Council and gave a brief introduction to Willow Ridge, which had been subject to a referendum the previous fall. She said there would be a 404 permit; the Town was not able to issue any grading or improvement permits until a copy of the 404 was supplied to the Town. Archaeological testing is still taking place on one area of the site; that area could not be released for construction until the testing finished. The developer would dedicate additional rights-of-way for expansion of Cortaro Farms Road. The area was subject to the transportation area impact fee. Upon motion by Council Member McGorray, seconded by Council Member Blake, Resolution No. 2005-68 was unanimously approved. 5. Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. ~38-431.03 (A)(l) for the purpose of interviewing candidates for the vacancy on the Planning and Zoning Commission (Frank Cassidy) Mayor Honea adjourned the meeting for executive session at 7:26 p.m. The Council returned to regular session at 8:30 p.m. C. MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S REPORT Council Member Escobedo reported that Family Fun Day was wonderful. He also announced that he and Council Member McGorray had gone to the Grijalva State of the District Address. He closed by saying that he, the Mayor, Council Member McGorray, and Mr. Reuwsaat had participated in a bowling tournament with Congressman Grijalva. Council Member Comerford said the band at Family Fun Day was wonderful. Mayor Honea agreed that Family Fun Day was great. D.MANAGERS'REPORT Mr. Barr reported that he had worked with staff to ensure that they would not have problems after he left. Council Member Escobedo thanked Mr. Barr again for his service. Mr. Reuwsaat said it would be a pleasure to watch Mr. Barr continue to grow, wherever his career took him. X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS XI. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member McGorray, the motion to adjourn was unanimously approved. The time was 8:35 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on June 7, 2005. I further certify that a quorum was present. ~ ~" _ . _ ~\,"'''''J'/~ ~ ~ ~~~~f.r~~' onson, Town Clerk :::~/CORPORAT/~. ~ ::S CX)O~_ = iSEALs = 4 ~~~'$ ~ -1 ~""111"\\~ ~ ~111:~IW\\\~