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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/03/2002 Regular Council Meeting MinutesNIINUTES OF IiEGiJI.AR COUNCIL MEETING. l~iA-RANA TOWN HALL DECEMBER 3, 2tlOZ PLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hall, December 3, 2002 I. CALL TO ORDER By Mayor Sutton at 7:00 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Mayor Sutton III. INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE Mayor Sutton asked that a moment of silence be observed for the Dominguez family who recently lost their home to fire. He urged everyone to donate to the relief fund set up through the Marana Food Bank. IV. ROLL CALL COUNCIL Bobby Sutton, Jr. Mayor Present Herb Kai Vice Mayor Present Jim Blake Council Member Present Patti Comerford Council Member Excused Tim Escobedo Council Member Present Ed Honea Council Member Present Carol McGorray Council Member Present STAFF Mike Hein Town Manager Present Mike Reuwsaat Assistant Town Manager Present Dan Hochuli Town Attorney Present Jun DeGrood Development Services Admin. Present Jocelyn Entz Town Clerk Present Joel Shapiro Planning & Zoning Director Present Attached is a list of public attendees. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Vice Mayor Kai, seconded by Council Member Honea, the agenda as written was unanimously approved. 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL. MEETIlVG MARANA TOWN HALL DECEMBER 3, 2Q02 ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member McGorray, the minutes for November 5, 2002 and November 19, 2002 were unanimously approved. CALL TO THE PUBLIGANNOUNCEMENTS Jim DeGrood introduced Mike Mencinger, Operations Manager, to the Council and commented that Mr. Mencinger, former Shop Manager at the University of Arizona, brought over 21 years of experience in his field to the Town. Mr. Mencinger greeted the Council and stated that he looked forward to working with everyone. Ron Smith introduced five new employees in the Parks and Recreation department The group, present at the meeting, included John Dudoit, Park Laborer, Raphael Magallanes, Park Maintenance Worker, Joyce Eldert, Park Laborer, Denius Powell, Park Monitor, and Tun Escobedo, Jr., Park Monitor. Mike Brummett invited the Council and public to the Sixth Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Festival to be held on Saturday, December 7~ at the Ora Mae Harn District Park. He distributed an informational flyer listing musical entertainment from 1:00 to 6:30 p.m. and various activities such as hayrides, train rides, face painting from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. He added that plenty of food vendors would be present offering a variety of treats such as kettle corn and hamburgers. He concluded by saying that man-made snow would be provided for the children's enjoyment at 3:00 and Santa would be available for pictures at 3:30. Mayor Sutton reminded everyone that the Third Annual Seniors' Benefit Dance was also scheduled for December 7~ and would be held in the Marana Community Center from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. The event offers refreshments, a raffle, and country western music provided by Desert Express. Mike Brummett made two other requests of the Council and audience. He asked that donations of nonperishable food items be made to the Marana Community Center for disbursement through the Marana Food Bank during the holiday season. He also asked for volunteers to staff Santa's Hotline on December 9 through 11~. He reported that a large number of letters from area children had been received requesting calls from Santa. 2 MnvuTES of xEOUr.AR eoUNCIi, MEETnvG MARAxA TowN HALL DECEMBER 3, 2002 Brad DeSpain introduced Scott Simonson, reporter with The Arizona Daily Star. Mr. Simonson spoke before Council and said that he was looking forward to working with the Town. STAFF REPORTS There were no staff reports presented to Council at this meeting. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolution No. 2002-133: Agreement between Town of Marana and Canoa Development, Inc. for Construction of Water Facilities Under Private Contract (Brad DeSpain) 2. Resolution No. 2002-134: Agreement between Town of Marana and sunset Quality Builders, Inc. for Construction of Water Facilities Under Private Contract (Brad DeSpain) 3. Resolution No. 2002-135: Central Arizona Project Incentive Recharge Agreement between the Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD) and the Town of Marana (The Town) providing for the delivery of ezcess Central Arizona Project (CAP) water (Brad DeSpain) 4. Proclamation: Korean War Armistice 50~` Anniversary (Jocelyn Entz) Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo and seconded by Council Member Blake, the Consent Agenda was unanimously approved, B. COUNCIL ACTION 1. PUBLIC HEARING. Resolution. No. 2002-136 - Orange Grove I-10 Plaza Variance: The Town Council will be sitting as the board of Adjustment for this item. Request by Schomac Gmup, Inc., for a lot depth variance on a proposed Light Industrial Subdivision. This request is to obtain a variance to allow for less than the minimum 20a-foot lot depth requirement per the '2I" (Light Industrial) Zone, 05.1202.I.2 of the Marana Land Development Code, on proposed lots 15,17 & 18 of the subdivision. The subject property is located on the south side of Orange ~-~ Grove Road between the Union Pacific railroad right-of-way and the westbound Interstate 10 frontage road, within a portion of Sections 7 & 8, T13S, and R13E (Joel Shapiro) 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL. MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL DECEMBER 3, 2002 Mayor Sutton opened the public hearing. Mr. Hein stated for the record that the Council was sitting as the Board of Adjustment for this request. There were no speakers from the audience regarding this item. Mayor Sutton closed the public hearing. Mr. Hein spoke to the Council regarding the variance request. He said that, due to railroad usage and freeway frontage road improvements, the property in question was not able to meet setback requirements for the Light Industrial (LI) zoning designation. He pointed out that all of the lots contained within the parcel met the minimum size and width requirements for this zoning designation and that the variance would not affect any adjacent lands. He recommended approval of the resolution. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Blake, Resolution No. 2002-136 was unanimously approved. 2. PUBLIC HEARING. Ordinance No. 2002.26 - Tangerine & Breakers Rezone: An application for approval to rezone approximately 24.16 acres -w~ from "C" (Large Lot Zone, minimum lot size 25 acres) to "HI" (Heavy Industrial) located immediately south of Tangerine Road and east of the Breakers Road easement, in a portion of Section 5, Township 12 South, Range 12 East (Joel Shapiro) Mayor Sutton opened the public hearing. There were no speakers regarding this item. Mayor Sutton closed the public hearing. Joel Shapiro spoke before Council regarding this item. He said that the owners intended to develop a 475-space RV storage facility on the easternmost 9.5 acres fronting Tangerine Road and a plant nursery and twelve one-acre contractor's yards on the remaining 14.5 acres. He reported that the development plan had recently been submitted to the Town staff for processing. He noted that eight conditions were attached to this rezone request and that he recommended approval subject to these conditions. Vice Mayor Kai inquired about water service, fire protection, and sprinkler systems related to this project. 4 MIlV1TES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL DECEMBER 3, 211ti2 Mr. Shapiro replied that the Town staff had been working extensively with the applicants in order to resolve any water issues and to provide adequate fire protection for the property's intended usage. He added that the applicants were agreeable to participating in the improvement district for purposes of providing water. Mr. Reuwsaat reported that a well was already in place onsite and that the required water capacity was available for use in fire protection and potable water use. Council Member Honea asked for an explanation regarding the 200 ft right-of-way requirement and if the Town would process a license agreement in association with this variance. Mr. DeGrood explained that the issue associated with this request was the uncertainty of how Tangerine Road would evolve, specifically that the Tangerine Corridor called for limited access and the possibility that frontage roads would be required in the future. He said that this project would be taking access at a location other than the access points identified in the Tangerine Road Corridor profile. Council Member Honea inquired about possible Town liability. Mr. DeGrood replied that the Town would seek a license agreement in conjunction with the development of the property. Jack Neubeck, representing the applicant, spoke before the Council regarding this item. He said that, subject to the license agreement, if it were necessary to take the full 200 ft. half right of-way requirement that any obstacles within the right of-way would be removed. He explained that a reversionary clause would be placed in the license agreement at that time, if necessary. He reported that the property owners had agreed to dedicate the Breaker Road easement to the Town with a 30-foot half-width public right of-way. He concluded by stating that the applicant has also agreed to the conditions set forth by Town staff. Upon motion by Vice Mayor Kai, seconded by Council Member Honea, Ordinance No. 2002.26 with conditions was unanimously approved. 5 MINUTES OF REGULAI~t COUNCIL MEETING 14iARANA TOWN HALL ~. DECEMBER 3, 2002 3. Resolution... No. 2002-139: Citizen Resource & Education Workshov CR Consideration and approval of the concept, design and implementation of acitizen-oriented workshop to provide information to xesidents and business owners regarding services provided to citizens within Marana. Qocelyn Entz) Ms. Entz presented this item to the Council and said that the primary purpose of the workshop was to provide a communication tool between the Town staff, community organizations, and the public. She explained that this workshop would allow citizens to become familiar with the way government operates, to inform the residents about community resources, and to provide a mechanism for the training and utilization of volunteers. She stated that other organizations would be invited to participate in this program, thus providing interaction between jurisdictions as well as other governmental agencies and outside entities. In conjunction with CREW, she asked the Council to consider approving the proposed volunteer policies and procedures which were distributed ~-- with the Council packets. Approval of the volunteer policies will be requested at the next meeting. Mayor Sutton commented that this workshop was especially timely and appropriate following his State of the Town request for community volunteerism. Upon motion by Mayor Sutton, seconded by Council Member Blake, Resolution No. 2002-139 was unanimously approved. 4. Resolution No. 2002-140: Adopting the Marana Major Routes Plan (Jim DeGrood) Mr. DeGrood addressed the Council regarding this item. He explained that the Major Routes Plan identified the location of future transportation corridors, as well as the required right of-way widths necessary to support the needed roadway improvements. He added that this plan would provide the general public information concerning major routes which may be planned for this region. Upon motion by Council Member McGorray, seconded by Council ` Member Blake, Resolution No. 2002-140 was unanimously approved. 6 MIENUTES OF REGULAR COUNCII. MEETING. MARANA TOWN HALL DECEM$ER 3, 2402 5. Discussion/Direction: Request to establish anon-profit corporation to provide an alternative for philanthropic giving for Town employees (Jane Howell) Ms. Howell spoke before Council about this project. She informed them that there was a growing interest among the staff for an alternative avenue for philanthropic giving by the Town employees. She said that plans to establish anon-profit corporation, Marana Combined Appeal, Inc., had begun to form as a first step to providing this alternative donation source. She explained that the non-profit corporation would be operated solely for charitable, educational and scientific purposes to collect funds voluntarily donated by the Town employees and that this funding would then be distributed to organized non-profit charities throughout the community. She noted that this philanthropic alternative would initially be offered only to Marana employees but that, in tune, it would also be made available to other employers, both private and public. She asked that the Council authorize pursuit of this effort ~- Mayor Sutton stated that this effort was very important to Marana in that it encouraged an increase in charitable activity because of its local impact. He said that a significant impact would eventually be made within the community when the organization was opened up to the public for donations. Upon motion of Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Honea, authorization to proceed with the formation of Marana Combined Appeal, Inc. was unanimously approved. C. MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S REPORT There were no reports given at this time. D. MANAGERS' REPORT There were no reports at this time. X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Mayor Sutton asked that discussion regarding the establishment of a Board of Adjustments be added to the next agenda. Mnv~~s o~ ~cuLAR eourrcrL Ml~TnvG MARANA TOWN HALL DECEMBER 3, 2082 XI. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo and seconded by Council Member Blake, unanimous approval to adjourn was given. The time was 7:40 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council. meeting held on December 3, 2002. I farther certify that a quorum was present. s