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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/16/2005 Regular Council Meeting Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX AUGUST 16, 2005 PLACE AND DATE Marana Municipal Complex, August 16, 2005 A. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Called to order by Mayor Honea at 7:00 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 Present STAFF Mike Reuwsaat Gilbert Davidson Frank Cassidy Jocelyn Bronson Town Manager Assistant Town Manager Town Attorney Town Clerk 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 Escobedo, seconded by Council Member McGorray, the agenda was unanimously approved. D. CALL TO THE PUBLIC Jody Burns, Pima Animal Center, addressed the Council and presented the sponsorship award from "Midnight Muttness" to Marana Parks and Recreation. Parks and Recreation had provided fine support for the event, at no charge to Pima Animal Care. Michael Harris, President of DM 50, addressed the Council and thanked the Mayor and Council for the support given to Davis Monthan Air Force Base. He presented a collage of the various missions that take place on the base to the Council, as well as a brochure giving a more detailed description of the missions. Mayor Honea recognized Chief Jeff Piechura of the Northwest Fire District, who had been named Fire Chief of the Year by the Arizona Fire Chief's Association on July 28, 2005. Mayor Honea announced that the funeral services had been held for Sheriff Deputy Timothy Graham. Individual Council Members would address the service during their announcements. 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX AUGUST 16, 2005 Jocelyn Bronson, Town Clerk, addressed the Council and said that the 4th Citizen Resource Education Workshop (CREW) will begin September 22,2005. CREW is an opportunity for the Town Departments and organizations the Town partners with to showcase their services to the citizens in the community. It is an opportunity for citizens to ask questions and gain familiarity with what the Town does. CREW is a free eight-week program; each session is approximately two-and-a-halfhours. Interested citizens should contact the Town Clerk's Office. E. PRESENTATIONS There were none. F. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Council Member Escobedo stated that he, Council Member Allen, Police Chief Vidaurri and Lieutenant Ashcroft had attended the funeral service for Sheriff Deputy Timothy Graham. He said the church was filled; every police department, state and federal agencies were in attendance. It was an honor for him to have attended. The Marana Police Department's equestrian unit had participated in the service. Council Member Allen said that he had participated in four police funerals over the years. The Town represented itself well at the service. He said it was a good showing and there was a lot of respect for the officer. Mayor Honea said that he had gone to the Western Heritage Arena the previous Friday night. He was proud of the arena, and said that there were many families in attendance. He recommended that people attend the monthly event. G. MANAGER'S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Mike Reuwsaat, Town Manager, announced that on August 17, 2005, three candidates will be interviewed for the Human Resources Director position, for which there had been over 60 applicants. He also announced that Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the Governor's Rural Development Conference would be held in Oro Valley. Finally, he announced that a Study Session focusing on the residential design standards and the work on Thornydale Road will be on August 23, 2005, at 7:00 p.m. There would also be a Study Session on August 30, 2005 for the Town Center Study, the Northwest Area Transportation Plan and the Northwest Area Land Use Plan. H. STAFF REPORTS There were no questions. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS I. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolution No. 2005-106: Relating to Homeland Security; adopting the National Incident Management System (NIMS) standards, practices and principles (Richard Vidaurri) 2. Resolution No. 2005-107: Relating to Liquor Licenses; approving and authorizing a recommendation to the State Liquor Board for a No. 12 (restaurant) liquor license application submitted by Hilda Senaida Salazar, on behalf of EI Chilito Taqueiria and Buffet for premises located at 6781 N. Thornydale Road (Jocelyn Bronson) 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX AUGUST 16,2005 3. Resolution No. 2005-108: Relating to Public Works; approving and authorizing the abandonment of the 30-foot clear zone and implied slope easement on Lot 7 of Continental Ranch Business Park (Harvey Gill) 4. Resolution No. 2005-109: Relating to Public Works; approving and authorizing the abandonment of a portion of Tangerine Farms Road between Tangerine Lane and Union Pacific Railroad (Harvey Gill) 5. Approval of minutes for the special meetings of the Mayor and Council held on July 12, 2005 and July 26, 2005, the regular meeting on August 2, 2005 and the study session on August 9, 2005. Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member McGorray, the consent agenda was unanimously approved. J. COUNCIL DISCUSSION/ACTION 1. Resolution No. 2005-110: Relating to Development; approving and authorizing the execution of a development agreement with Fianchetto Partners and Fidelity National Title Co. Trust No. 60,208, regarding the Fianchetto Farms Project (Frank Cassidy) Frank Cassidy, Town Attorney, addressed the Council and stated that the Fianchetto Farms development agreement is the first combined agreement form, with the water service agreement and development impact fee credits included. He explained that the rezoning approval had a condition saying that there had to be a development agreement before the preliminary plat was approved. Mr. Cassidy announced that there were some changes from the agreement in the Council packet. On the first page, he stated that the word 'block' had been removed, so the agreement said "preliminary plat". The second change, under the irrigation system provision, clarified that irrigation water would be distributed to everything, not just individual lots. The third change was a revision of section 1.9, page 3, to state that the developers were required to comply with the August 5, 2005 draft of the residential design standards, until adopted residential standards were in effect. Previously, the document had been based on having the adopted design standards in place. Upon motion by Vice Mayor Kai, seconded by Council Member Allen, Resolution No. 2005- 110 was unanimously approved with the changes the Town Attorney had read into the record. Mr. Reuwsaat commended Mr. Cassidy for the work done on the agreement. 2. Resolution No. 2005-111: Relating to Development; approving a preliminary plat for Fianchetto Farms, Lots 1-114, including common areas A, Band C (Barbara Berlin) Barbara Berlin, Planning Director, addressed the Council and gave an introduction to the item, thanking Mr. Cassidy for his hard work. The preliminary plat follows the development agreement just approved by the Council. The Planning Commission forwarded the preliminary plat with unanimous approval. The property, located north of Moore Road and east of Sanders, contains 114 lots. The main access road will be from Rayher Loop, with secondary access from Clark Farms Boulevard. The project was required to have only .6 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX AUGUST 16, 2005 acres of recreational area, but the developer is proposing three and one half acres. The onsite trails consist of 3800 linear feet. The preliminary plat meets all conditions of rezoning adopted in 2003. Upon motion by Council Member McGorray, seconded by Council Member Blake, Resolution No. 2005-111 was unanimously approved. 3. Resolution No. 2005-112: Relating to Development; approving and authorizing a preliminary plat for Blocks 7 and 8 of the San Lucas Development, Lots 1-154, including common areas A, Band C (Barbara Berlin) Ms. Berlin addressed the Council and said the preliminary plat for Blocks 7 and 8 of San Lucas was forwarded by the Planning Commission with a unanimous recommendation for approval. The two plats are on approximately 35 acres within San Lucas. The lot sizes range in Block 7 from 7,000 square feet to over 12,000 square feet; Block 8 ranges from 6,000 to almost 12,000 square feet. Block 7 has 64 lots, while Block 8 has 90 lots. The earlier preliminary plat approval addressed the conditions of rezoning. On-site recreation meets or exceeds the standards. There are two impact benefit areas affecting the development: the Northwest Marana Transportation Benefit area and the Marana Park area. The impact fee will result in $346 per residential unit. The value of parks surpasses the current impact fee. Upon motion by Council Member McGorray, seconded by Council Member Blake, Resolution No. 2005-112 was unanimously approved. K. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSIONIPOSSIBLE ACTION a. Presentation: Relating to Personnel; discussion and consideration of proposed amendments to the Town's Personnel Policies Manual, revising Policy 5-5 "DISCIPLINE SYSTEM," Policy 5-6 "PERSONNEL ACTION REVIEW PROCEDURES," and Section 8-1-6 "Layoff and Recall" of Policy 8-1 "EMPLOYMENT END." (Frank Cassidy) Mr. Cassidy addressed the Council and gave a brief introduction to the item and said it was the first opportunity to present the personnel policy revisions to the Council. This dealt with the Personnel Action Review Board, created in July 2004. He explained that staff had noticed that an employee choosing to go through the process could stall the disciplinary action from being implemented by continuing the appeal process. Under the old rule, the discipline did not go into effect until the Manager made a ruling. One of the key items of this revision was that it would allow the action to go into effect more quickly. With that revision, Policy 5 also has to be revised to allow for pre-action due process. An employee will now receive 24 hours notice of intent to impose disciplinary action. If an appeal is reversed, the employee will receive back pay. With the revisions, it is also necessary to clarify the layoff and recall rule. Mr. Cassidy said he had received feedback to change "lack of funds" to "budgetary restraint." Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member McGorray, staff was unanimously directed to bring the proposed personnel policy changes forward for adoption at the September 6, 2005 Council Meeting. L. BOARDS. COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES 4 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX AUGUST 16, 2005 1. Relating to Floodplain Management: Presentation of a request for a variance from Title 21, Floodplain and Erosion Hazard Management Code, for property located at 14475 W. Imogene Place (Keith Brann) Mayor Honea announced that the applicant had requested a continuance of the item until the September 20, 2005 Council Meeting. Upon motion by Board Member McGorray, seconded by Board Member Kai, the item was unanimously continued to the September 20, 2005 Board meeting. M. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. 1. Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. ~ 38-431.03(A)(3), Council may ask for discussion or consultation for legal advice with the Town Attorney concerning any matter listed on this agenda. N. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS There were none. O. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member McGorray, the Council voted unanimously to adjourn. The time was 7:33 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on August 16, 2005. I further certify that a quorum was present. ...\,""U'~/!Il ~'_,OF~ ~ ~~'t.\\\'''''''''''~~ ~O ~ ~ ~ :: ,.:. ~ CORPORATE' \ ~ _s CICIO == i~E ~ ~ ~~112 1iC' ~/"ill\'\"~ 5