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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/26/2005 Special Council Meeting Minutes MINUTES OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX JULY 26, 2005 PLACE AND DATE Marana Municipal Complex, July 26, 2005 A. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Called to order by Mayor Honea at 6:00 p.m. COUNCIL Ed Honea Herb Kai Bob Allen Jim Blake Patti Comerford Tim Escobedo Carol McGorray Mayor Vice Mayor Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Present Present Present Present Present Present (arrived at 6:01 p.m.) Present STAFF Mike Reuwsaat Gilbert Davidson Jim DeGrood Frank Cassidy Tim Mattix Town Manager Assistant Town Manager Assistant Town Manager Town Attorney Town Clerk's Office Present Present Present Present Present B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCA TIONIMOMENT OF SILENCE Led by Mayor Honea. C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Vice Mayor Kai, the agenda was unanimously approved. D. CALL TO THE PUBLIC No one addressed the Council. E. PRESENTATIONS There were none. F. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Council Member Escobedo thanked the community for the support he had received after his aunt passed away. He also thanked the community for support with Miracle in Marana. Council Member McGorray announced that the golf tournament fundraiser held on July 22, 2005 had raised $1200 each for three local charities. Mayor Honea announced that he had attended the Regional Transportation Authority meeting on July 23, 2005. He had attended the Christmas in July event at Breakers on July 23. Finally, he announced that he had attended Bud Abrams' memorial service July 23; he estimated about 300 people were in attendance. 1 MINUTES OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX JULY 26, 2005 G. MANAGER'S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Mike Reuwsaat announced that the contract for construction on Cortaro Farms Road will be awarded soon. He also announced that the Heritage House will be fmished soon and that the Council could expect to see the contract coming before them at the first meeting in August. Finally, he announced that the contract on the trail behind Continental Ranch will be awarded soon. H. STAFF REPORTS There were none. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS I. CONSENT AGENDA There were no items presented. J. COUNCIL DISCUSSION/ACTION There were no items presented. K. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSIONIPOSSmLE ACTION a. Presentation: Barnett Linear Park Alternative Concepts (Jim DeGrood) Jim DeGrood, Assistant Town Manager, addressed the Council and announced that staff was nearing completion of the Design Concept Report phase. He introduced Carl Larson, Project Manager for the Town. The Barnett Linear Park Project was originally conceived with the Northwest Marana Area Plan due to water running from the Tortolita Mountain Fan. A lot of the water was being conveyed along the Union Pacific Railroad and the Interstate through box culverts. The box culverts discharge onto the frontage road and feed flood areas to the northwest. This had a substantial effect on the growth and affected the citizens, facilities and schools in the area. The alignment in the Northwest Marana Area Plan was for a potential linear park and flood control project. Mr. DeGrood gave a PowerPoint presentation and listed the goals of the Barnett Linear Park. Mr. DeGrood then listed the first steps to be taken, and said that Barnett Road had been identified as a general alignment. He said that collection was the biggest problem and presented three alternatives on how to collect the flow. He closed by saying that staff would be asking for public comment. Council Member Comerford asked Mr. DeGrood if Barnett Road will be turned into vegetation. Mr. DeGrood answered that Barnett Road would be removed. Council Member Comerford asked Mr. DeGrood to be sure to show the property owners which roads would be removed and added. Mr. Reuwsaat said that there would be a lot of dirt from out of the ditch, but that it would be beneficial to the surrounding neighborhoods. The cost to the Town would be minimalized and put into landscaping. Mr. DeGrood added that any property that could drain into it would not be required to do the retention net as seen in other projects. Council Member McGorray asked if properties to the south would drain into the channel. Mr. DeGrood responded that it would. Vice Mayor Kai asked Mr. DeGrood to speak on the nortb/south crossings. Mr. DeGrood said that the expectation was to look at some form of all-weather crossing. Council Member Escobedo asked if it would help get some of the properties to the west of Sanders Road out of the floodplain. 2 MINUTES OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX JULY 26, 2005 Mr. DeGrood said there may be some opportunities. Staffhad looked at constructing Moore Road in an elevated fashion. However, there was substantially less floodplain than originally thought. Mr. DeGrood further responded to Council Member Escobedo by saying that staff had not addressed the CMID issue yet. He also stated that the developers had been setting aside the 200 foot wide right-of-way. Mayor Honea asked Mr. DeGrood about the effect of the CAP canal on flooding. Mr. DeGrood stated that it slowed down the flooding. Mr. DeGrood then spoke on the collector canal on the east side which had been looked at in the past. He stated that the third plan goes in a different direction and will allow the Town to go beyond that. Upon motion by Vice Mayor Kai, seconded by Council Member Escobedo, staff was directed to continue on so that they may receive feedback from the public. b. Presentation: Northeast Marana Area Study (Jim Mazzocco) Jim Mazzocco, Development Services Director, addressed the Council and said that this was a study to review development pressure in Northeast Marana and to come up with strategies for the issues. He gave a PowerPoint presentation and showed the Council the areas that were affected. Mr. Reuwsaat explained the boundary's location. Mr. Mazzocco continued by listing the various plans underway, including the Habitat Conservation Plan. He said staffwas considering an interim environmentally sensitive land rezoning policy. The policy will have elements of disturbance percentage, preserving or repairing areas, as well as the critical landscape connection. The other purpose was to achieve a balance between the environmental and land development activity and the state land. He explained that there was a lot of development activity occurring in the northeast area. The total maximum build-out for the area was as high as 29,000 units. Mr. Mazzocco said that there were also transportation issues in the area. He listed commercial development that will be in the area and said that staff is still working with developers on those issues. The other issue staff is looking at is a crossing on Tangerine Road. Currently, Tangerine is a state route, though it could come under local maintenance and operation -- a decision that would have to be looked at during a regional meeting. There were currently two capital improvement projects in the area. The Council had recently approved a design concept report for Tangerine, looking at its eventual access management. He explained that there was not a northeast area impact fee, and discussed the Regional Transportation Authority's possible half-cent tax increase for funding. Mr. Mazzocco gave a proposed timeline of events to take place. Mr. Reuwsaat gave the Council a brief recap on the area, explaining that it was developed on a piecemeal basis; this would provide uniformity across the area. He said that either way, the Town would be able to provide the funding for Tangerine Road. Council Member Escobedo asked staff to explain the difference in the Town versus the State providing funding. Mr. DeGrood responded that it was a matter of control; if the Town funded it, they would be responsible. Mr. DeGrood further responded that the State was currently not obligated to provide funding. Mr. Reuwsaat explained that Tangerine Road, a very important corridor, could have the same standards as Interstate 10 if Tangerine Road continued to be a state route. Council Member Escobedo asked if the Town could consider working with Oro Valley to repair the part of Tangerine Road between the two Towns. Mr. DeGrood responded that the RTA was looking at it. Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member McGorray, staff was unanimously directed to continue the study and move forward with the project. 3 MINUTES OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX JULY 26, 2005 c. Presentation: Planning Review Update (Barbara Berlin) Mr. Reuwsaat addressed the Council and said that this item had been added to the Council on a monthly basis due to the rapid development in the community. Barbara Berlin addressed the Council and presented a map to the Council to zoom in on the projects as she talked about them. She said that there were a number of projects not included in the report; the report was for ongoing staff projects that had been filed electronically. The big projects included the Town Center and Northwest Marana, residential design standards, and an update to the Land Development Code. Ms. Berlin said that the report represented 89 active projects; not included were miscellaneous projects like landscape review. She first addressed the Marana Health Center Behavioral Annex. In the past week staff had received a second submittal with the complete information staff needed to review it. She spoke about the Cascada Specific Plan, the consolidation of two existing specific plans. Staff is in the process of working towards a development agreement as well as the final submittal. She said it would go to the Planning Commission by September. The outstanding issues were the 404 permits, which could affect how much development would occur. Mr. Reuwsaat said staff had received an executive summary of the project which would be distributed to the Council. The Villages at Tortolita Mountain Ranch Specific Plan, which extends into Pinal County, had gone through an initial review and has had a lot of work done on it. One of the critical issues was the proposal for a new 1-10 exit in the Luckett Road vicinity. Mr. Reuwsaat explained that this would take three to five years to complete; there would be an executive summary in the future. Mayor Honea asked if the land would have to be annexed; Mr. Reuwsaat explained that annexation was an important part of the process, and gave a timeline for when the Council could expect to see items come before them. Ms. Berlin then addressed pending preliminary plats. Council Member Escobedo asked about the new developer for Farm Field 5. Ms. Berlin responded that she had neither heard from nor seen them in the office. Council Member Escobedo asked to look at some of their developments. Mr. Reuwsaat asked to focus in on the Tangerine Interchange. He spoke to development in the area, including Gladden Farms 2. L. BOARDS. COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES M. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS 1. Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. ~38-431.03(A)(1) for the purpose of interviewing candidates for the vacancy on the Planning and Zoning Commission (Frank Cassidy) Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member McGorray, the Council went into executive session at 7:07 p.m. The Council returned to the dais at 8:27 p.m. N. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Council Member Comerford asked for an agenda item to standardize the Council meeting times. Prior to adjournment, staff gave a brief training presentation on the electronic voting system in the Council Chambers. 4 MINUTES OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX JULY 26, 2005 O. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member McGorray, the Council voted unanimously to adjourn. The time was 8:41 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council special meeting held on July 26,2005. 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