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PLACE AND DATE
Marana Town Hall, August 20, 2002
CALL TO ORDER
By Mayor Sutton at 7:04 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Mayor Sutton
INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE
A moment of silence was observed.
IV. ROLL CALL
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
Present
Present
Present
Present
STAFF
Mike Hein
Mike Reuwsaat
Dan Hochuli
Jim DeGrood
Jocelyn Entz
Roy Cuaron
Jack Holden
Dick Gear
Town Manager Present
Assistant Town Manager Present
Town Attorney Present
Development Services Admin. Present
Town Clerk Present
Finance Director Present
Building Official Present
Comm. & Econ. Dev. Mgr. Present
Attached is a list of public attendees.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Vice Mayor Kai, the
agenda with changes was unanimously approved. The change was that agenda
item B. 2. Resolution No. 2002-87: New West Materials was removed &om this
agenda and continued until the September 3, 2002 Council meeting.
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VI. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
Upon motion of Council Member Comerford, seconded by Council Member
Honea, the July 16, 2002 regular Council meeting minutes were approved 6/0.
Council Member Blake was absent from the July 16, 2002 meeting and abstained
from this vote.
VII. CALL TO THE PUBLIC/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dick Gear addressed the Council regarding the Marana Northwest Regional
Airport. He introduced the new airport manager, David Tholen, to the Council.
Mayor Sutton announced that Roy Cuaron had received a certificate of
achievement for excellence in financial reporting from the Government Finance
Association. The Mayor commended the finance director for his achievements.
Mr. Cuaron thanked the Mayor and acknowledged his staff and outside
consultants for their contributions.
VIII. STAFF REPORTS
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There were no questions regarding staff reports.
GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
A. CONSENT AGENDA
Resolution No. 2002-85: Appointment of magistrates pro tempore and civil
traffic hearing officers (Jim West)
Resolution No. 2002-86: Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the
Town of Marana (Marana) and the University of Arizona (UA) to extend and
amend membership in the Water Conservation Alliance of Southern Arizona
(Water CASA) (Brad DeSpain)
Resolution No. 2002-88: Heritage Highlands VI: Request for approval of a
Final Plat for Heritage Highlands VI, a 170-lot, age-restricted subdivision on
40.75 acres within the Dove Mountain Specific Plan. The property is located
in a portion of Assessor's Parcel Nos. 218-40-0800 and all of 218-43-539A, a
portion of Sections 24 and 25, Township 11 South, Range 12 East. (Joel
Shapiro)
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Resolution No. 2002-91: Appointment to the town of Marana Business
Advisory Committee (Roy Cuaron)
Resolution No. 2002-92: Authorizing the preliminary steps to be taken to
become a participating employer in the Corrections Officer Retirement Plan
on behalf of the police dispatchers of the Town of Marana (Jane Howell)
6. Proclamation - 2002 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (Jocelyn Entz)
Upon motion by Council Member Honea and seconded by Council
Member Blake, the Consent Agenda was unanimously approved.
B. COUNCIL ACTION
Ordinance No. 2002.14: Possible adoption of modifications to the Town
Code, Chapter 11, entitled Offenses, imposing regulations on
construction noise, and prohibiting construction work during certain
hours (Jack Holden)
Mr. Holden addressed the Council regarding this item. He pointed out
that there had been some problems with resident complaints concerning
early morning construction noise as well as complaints from the building
community regarding the confusing language in the land development
code. He said that there was a recognized need for early start times due to
the summer heat and that flexibility was needed as well for special
circumstances when construction would be allowed outside of the
regulated time&ames.
Mr. Hein noted that a letter recommending the start time £o3 construction
activities Monday through Saturday to be revised to 5:00 a.m. had been
issued by the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) but that he thought
adequate flexibility for this was contained within the proposed revision.
There was no further discussion regarding this item.
Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member
Honea, unanimous approval of Ordinance No. 2002.14 was given.
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)
During Agenda Item V. Approval of Agenda, unanimous approval was
given for a continuance of this item, IX. B. 2. until the September 3, 2002
regular Council meeting.
Resolution No. 2002-93: Resolution finding that a public need exists for
improving and realigning Cortaro Farms Road, east of the 1-10
interchange and the Southern Pacific Railroad Track, and finding that
private property must be acquired for right-of-way and construction
easements, and authorizing the use of the power of eminent domain for
the acquisition of private property necessary for these purposes (Dan
Hochuli)
Mr. Hochuli spoke briefly about this item and noted that the Town had
tried unsuccessfully to negotiate with all of the property owners in order
to acquire the necessary right-of-way and construction easements. He
recommended approval of the Council action.
Upon motion by Vice Mayor Kai, seconded by Council Member Escobedo,
Resolution No. 2002-93 was unanimously approved.
C. MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S REPORT
Council Member Escobedo reported on his recent trip to Dallas, TX, with
Dick Gear, to view a state-of-the-art bowling alley for consideration as a
possible renovation concept for the former New West building. He said that
the bowling facility was impressive and that the family-oriented bowling
concept would fit well into the Ina Road neighborhood.
Council Member Blake reported on his attendance at the Community
Oriented Police Services conference in Washington, D.C. He stated that it was
an interesting conference and that he brought back plenty of information
regarding community policing efforts throughout the United States.
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D. MANAGERS' REPORT
There was no report at this time.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
There were no future agenda items suggested at this time.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo and seconded by Council Member
McGorray, unanimous approval to adjourn was given. The time was 7:24 p.m.
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the
Marana Town Council meeting held on August 20, 2002. I further certify that a
quorum was present.
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