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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/03/2002 Regular Council Meeting MinutesII. III. PLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hall, September 3, 2002 CALL TO ORDER By Mayor Sutton at 7:01 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Mayor Sutton INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE A moment of silence was observed. IV. ROLL CALL Me COUNCIL Bobby Sutton, Jr. Herb Kai Jim Blake Patti Comerford Tim Escobedo Ed Honea Carol McGorray Mayor Vice Mayor Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Present Present Present Prekent Present Present Present STAFF Mike Hein Mike Reuwsaat Dan Hochuli Jim DeGrood Jim West Lynn Warde Town Manager Present Assistant Town Manager Present Town Attorney Present Development Services Admin. Present Town Magistrate Present Documents Coordinator Present Attached is a list of public attendees. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member McGorray, the agenda was unanimously approved. 1 VI. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES Upon motion of Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Blake, the August 13, 2002 study session minutes and the August 20, 2002 regular Council meeting minutes were unanimously approved. VII. CALL TO THE PUBLIC/ANNOUNCEMENTS Mary Weaver, Parks & Recreation department, announced the 2002 Fail Music Festival begirming this Saturday, September 7, 2002 and running through October 5, 2002. The musical series will be held at the Ora Mae Ham District Park and will offer a variety of music including country western, norterfio, big band, and rock & roll. Ms. Weaver invited everyone to attend. Council Member Escobedo announced that a raffle would be held at the music event and it would benefit the Marana Food Bank. A 1970 Ford F250 will be raffled off during the festivities. Mayor Sutton announced that a non-denominational service would be held at the Lord of Grace Lutheran Church on Wednesday, September 11, 2002, commemorating the 9/11 attacks and all of the brave men and women in America. The church is located at 7250 N. Cortaro Rd. which is located on the corner of Cortaro and Ina Roads. He urged everyone to attend. VIII. STAFF REPORTS There were no questions regarding staff reports. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolution No. 2002-101: Commemorating the first anniversary of the terrorist attack on the United States on September 11, 2001 (Jocelyn Entz) 2. Resolution No. 2002-94: Approval of a Grant Agreement between the FAA and the Town of Marana to permit the performance of various improvements at the Marana Northwest Regional Airport (Dick Gear) 2 Resolution No. 2002-95: Intergovernmental Agreement between Pima County and the Town of Marana Police Department for disbursement of FY 2001 grant funds from the Department of Justice for the purchase of Personal Protective Equipment for First Responders (Dave Smith) Resolution No. 2002-98: Intergovernmental Agreement with Pima County to extend the Marana Construction Works! Affordable housing program (Dick Gear) Resolution No. 2002-96: Continental Ranch Parcel 50 Abandonment of the Public Drainage Way beginning approximately two-hundred and thirty feet (230') east of Wade Road (Jim DeGrood) Resolution No. 2002-100: Authorizing the re-approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Town of Marana and the Marana Unified School District No. 6 for the expansion of the Ora Mae Harn District Park (Ron Smith) Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo and seconded by Council Member McGorray, the Consent Agenda was unanimously approved. B. COUNCIL ACTION Ordinance No. 2002.15: PUBLIC HEARING: A request to rezone 40 acres from "C' (Large Lot Zone) to "R-144' (Residential, one residence per 144,000 square feet). The property is located on Tax Assessor's Parcel No. 216-27-0070, at the northeast corner of Lambert Lane and St. Patrick Road, in a portion of Section 12, Township 12 South, Range 12 East (Joel Shapiro) Upon motion by Mayor Sutton, seconded by Council Member Blake, unanimous approval to go into public hearing was given. Doug Wright, a realtor representing the Ward family trust, spoke before the Council regarding the rezone request. He asked that the Council consider re-addressing the current 200' setback requirement for horses. Upon motion by Mayor Sutton, seconded by Council Member McGorray, unanimous approval to come out of public hearing was given. 3 Mr. DeGrood briefly addressed the setback requirement for horse facilities within this zoning designation. He noted that a revision may be made to this code and that may be sometime within the next year. Mayor Sutton inquired if the applicant wanted to withdraw the rezone request as the 200' setback would be enforced at this time. Mr. Wright said that he was satisfied that the Town staff and Council had plans to revisit the zoning designation code and possibly change the equine setback requirement distance to a more reasonable distance such as 50' like required by Pima County. Upon motion by Vice Mayor Kai, seconded by Council Member Escobedo, unanimous approval of Ordinance No. 2002.15 was given. Ordinance No. 2002.16: PUBLIC HEARING: A request to Rezone 20- acres from "C' (Large Lot Zone) to "R-144' (Residential, one residence per 144,000 square feet). The property is located at the northwest corner of Camino De Oeste and Lambert Lane on Assessor's Tax Parcel No. 216-27-0140, in a portion of Section 12, Township 12 South, and Range 12 East (Joel Shapiro) Upon motion by Mayor Sutton, seconded by Council Member Escobedo, unanimous approval to go into public hearing was given. Shirley Foley, the applicant, spoke regarding this item and said that there were no immediate plans for the property except that it would eventually be marketed. She asked that the zoning designation most similar to that of the prior Pima County designation be applied to the property in order for the acreage to conform to surrounding properties under the County zoning designation. Upon motion by Mayor Sutton, seconded by Council Member Blake, unanimous approval to come out of public hearing was given. Upon motion by Council Member McGorray, seconded by Council Member Honea, unanimous approval of Ordinance No. 2002.16 was given. 4 o Ordinance No. 2002.17: PUBLIC HEARING: A request to rezone the parcel at 4340 W. Ina Road from "R-8" (Residential, one residence per 8,000 square feet) to "CO" (Commercial). The property is located approximately 100 feet east of Ulene Place on the north side of Ina Road, Assessor's Parcel No. 225-37-3750, in a portion of Section 31, Township 12 South, Range 13 East (Joel Shapiro) Upon motion by Mayor Sutton, seconded by Council Member Blake, unanimous approval to go into public hearing was given. Mr. DeGrood spoke briefly about this item and noted that the Planning and Zoning Commission had recommended the rezone request for approval by the Council. Upon motion by Mayor Sutton, seconded by Council Member Escobedo, unanimous approval to come out of public hearing was given. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by .Council Member Escobedo, Ordinance No. 2002.17 was unanimously approved. Resolution No. 2002-89: PUBLIC HEARING: A request for a variance from the Land Development Code Title 05.11.01 (I) (1) requiring 100 foot street frontage for Commercial (CO) zoning. The property is located at 4340 W. Ina Road, approximately 100 feet east of Ulene Place on the north side of Ina Road, Assessor's Parcel No. 225-37-3750, in a portion of Section 31, Township 12 South, Range 13 East (Joel Shapiro) Mr. DeGrood gave a brief history of this item and said that he recommend approval of the variance. Upon motion by Mayor Sutton, seconded by Vice Mayor Kai, unanimous approval to go into public hearing was given. Pete Trujillo, representing the applicant, spoke before the Council and said that a misprint had been made stating that the property had a 67 foot frontage but that it was actually 69 feet. Upon motion by Mayor Sutton, seconded by Council Member Escobedo, unanimous approval to come out of public hearing was given. 5 Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Blake, Resolution No. 2002-89 was unanimously approved. Resolution No. 2002-99: Memorandum of Understanding By and Between the Town of Marana and Pima County To Establish a Program for Cooperative Conservation Planning in the Town of Marana and Pima County (Mike Reuwsaat) Mr. Reuwsaat spoke regarding this item. He mentioned the Town's long history of working with Pima County on conservation related issues including the Tres Rio del Norte project, the Santa Cruz River Corridor Amendment to the Marana General Plan, the Santa Cruz River Mesquite Bosque and wildlife corridors and connectivity. He emphasized the importance of regional cooperation and information sharing and noted that many benefits would be realized by the community through this partnership with Pima County on this issue. Upon motion by Council Member McGorray, secon,ded by Council Member Blake, Resolution No. 2002-99 was unanimously approved. Resolution No. 2002-87 - New West Materials: A request to approve a Development/Mining Plan for an aggregate extraction, processing and stockpiling operation for a sand and gravel mine. The site is located on approximately 139.36 acres of land, located on the north side of Avra Valley Road, west of Airline Drive, within Assessor's Parcel Number 215-12-004E in Section 12, Township 12 South, Range 11 East (Joel Shapiro) Mr. Hein stated that this item actually entailed two items that appeared as conditions of significant land use changes. He said that one item was the development and mining plan for the aggregate extraction at the facilities with the New West Materials and the other dealt with the development agreement. He noted that some of the changes to the agreement including an insertion of a section pertaining to the license fee and the agreement was made more consistent with the Marana Golf agreement in terms of the mining operations. Mr. DeGrood explained that nineteen conditions had been identified within the plan. He recommended approval of the resolution. 6 Annie Shellberg, Happy Acres resident, voiced her concerns with this project, listing several unsafe road conditions related to the mining operation. She stated that, even though she firmly believed in property owners' rights and that she believed that the mining operation's property owners had the right to do what they wanted with their land, she emphasized that the Town should also seriously consider the rights of the surrounding residential property owners as well. Mayor SUtton asked Mr. DeGrood to look into the road conditions of the neighborhood surrounding the mining operation. Mr. DeGrood said that resident concerns were taken seriously and that the portion of the operation contained within Pima County was not regulated by the Town of Marana. He added that a .tarping requirement was recently adopted by the Town Council. A general discussion followed regarding landscaping buffers and screens and tree sizes. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Escobedo, Resolution No. 2002-87 was unanimously approved. EXECUTIVE SESSION. Pursuant to A.R.S. Section 38-431.03 (A)(1) the Council will meet in executive session to discuss issues related to the six-month performance evaluation of the court magistrate. Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Honea, unanimous approval to go into executive session was given. The Mayor announced that there would be a ten (10) minute break before the executive session would begin. The time was 7:50 when the Mayor and Council left the dais. Mayor Sutton called the meeting back to order at 8:34 p.m. All Council members were present and seated at the dais. ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION. Pursuant to A.R.S. Section 38- 431.03 (A)(1) relative to the six-month performance evaluation of the court magistrate. Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Escobedo, based on the evaluation of a successful probationary period, a 5 % salary increase for the court magistrate was unanimously approved. C. MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S REPORT Council Member Comerford reported on her attendance at the League of Arizona Cities and Towns cortference. She said that it was a great conference and that she received a lot of information regarding upcoming ballot issues. Vice Mayor Kai reported on an airport information meeting recently held. He said that approximately 20 people were also in attendance and that a good question and answer session took place. Council Members Blake and McGorray stated that they had also attended the League of Arizona Cities and Towns conference and had enjoyed the informative sessions. Mayor Sutton stated that he had met with representatives of the Polar Ice, a very successful ice hockey development group focusing on youth skating events. He mentioned that they were a well funded group and were interested in keeping in touch with Marana for the future when the Town might build a sports arena. D. MANAGERS' REPORT There was no report at this time. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS There were no future agenda items suggested at this time. 8 XI. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo and seconded by Council Member Blake, unanimous approval to adjourn was given. The time was 8:38 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on September 3, 2002. I further certify that a quorum was present. 9 MARANA TOWN COUNCIL MEETING Public Attendees DATE: Nfl/Tie Address ST* MARANA TOWN COUNCIL MEETING Public Attendees DATE: ~ /o~ /o z Name Address