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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/04/2002 Regular Council Meeting MinutesII. TOWN HALL JUNE 4, 2002 PLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hail, June 4, 2002 CALL TO ORDER By Mayor Sutton at 7:04 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Mayor Sutton III. INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE A moment of silence was observed. IV. ROLL CALL COUNCIL Bobby Sutton, Ir. Mayor Present Herb Kal Vice Mayor Present Jim Blake Council Member Present Patti Comerford Council Member Present Tim Escobedo Council Member Present Ed Honea Council Member Present Carol McGorray Council Member Present STAFF Michael Hein Town Manager Michael Reuwsaat Assistant Town Manager Dan Hochuli Town Attorney Joel Shapiro Planning Director Jocelyn Entz Town Clerk Present Present Present Present Present Attached is a list of public attendees. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Honea, the agenda was unanimously approved. VI. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES By motion of Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Comerford, the minutes for the May 21, 2002 regular Council meeting were unanimously approved. The minutes for the May 1, 2002 special study session were approved 4/0. Council Members Honea, McGorray, and Escobedo were not present at the study session and abstained from this vote. VII. CALL TO THE PUBLIC/ANNOUNCEMENTS There were no speakers or calls from the public at this time. VIII. STAFF REPORTS IX. There were no questions regarding staff reports. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Res°lution NO- 2002-70: Acceptance of Coachline boulevard Phase ii into the town of Marana Streets Maintenance System (Jim DeGrood) 2. Resolution No. 2002-72: Acceptance of Dove Mountain Boulevard into the Town of Marana Streets Maintenance System (Jim DeGrood) 3..Proclamation: National Small Cities Day "Building Quality Communities" (Jocelyn Entz) 4. Resolution No. 2002-68: Agreement between Town of Marana and Jose Prol for Construction of Water Facilities Under Private Contract (Brad DeSpain) Resolution No. 2002-69: Agreement between Town of Marana and Hartman 10 Partners, LLC for Construction of Water Facilities Under Private Contract (Brad DeSpain) Upon motion by Council Member Honea and seconded by Council Member Escobedo, the Consent Agenda was unanimously approved. 2 ~UNCIL MEETING HALL B. COUNCIL ACTION Presentation/Discussion: Marana High School GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Projects: This presentation will describe the collaborative efforts between Marana High School students and the Town of Marana GIS staff on four GIS-related projects (Kevin Sweeney) Kevin Sweeney spoke before the Council regarding recently completed high priority Town projects utilizing the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) technologies as tools. He reported on four separate projects and said each illustrated the inherent value of collaborative efforts between the Town staff, Marana High School (MHS) students and the MHS research methods' instructor, Gary Campbell. The projects included 1) planning pedestrian/bike path routes sa/ely linking residential areas with local schools and parks within Continental Ranch, 2) cataloging existing vegetation prior to the development of the Cortaro/Silverbell District Park, 3) identifying washes on the west slope of the Tucson Mountains as potential wildlife corridors to the Santa Cruz River, and 4) identifying existing infrastructure and access along Marana reaches of the Rillito Creek, the Cafiada del Oro Wash and the Santa Cruz River for recreational trail development. Two of the participating MHS students, Katie Cerak and Heidi Kate, gave a short presentation on the vegetation inventory project. The students briefly explained the methodology involved in the survey and outlined the resulting information. Mr. Campbell spoke on the future of this GIS collaboration between the Town and the school district. He applauded the individual students for their efforts in putting together the final project reports. A list of the students taking part in these projects has been made a permanent part of the record. He explained that GLOBE was an acronym for the Global Learning Organized for a Better Environment program, which exists in 91 countries and hundreds of high schools across the United States. He mentioned that each school was tasked with taking data readings on certain environmental aspects in over 35 global regions. These readings ranged from data on water tables to existing area vegetation. He reported that MHS had more data points to their credit than any other high school in the U.S. and that the most gratifying point was that true science was ~NUTEs OF REG~AR COUNCIL MEETING o applied in all of the projects, thus putting the students in a real-world atmosphere. He announced that he would be a featured speaker in July before a national group of data collections instructors and would be presenting the compiled data from the Marana projects. He noted that MHS was very privileged to be one of only four schools throughout the nation that was selected for this upcoming presentation. He concluded by thanking the Town for giving the students this challenging opportunity. Mr. Sweeney ended the presentation by stating that, due to the success of these four projects, future projects using this collaboration theme were planned. He emphasized that the unified effort had produced a variety of benefits for the Marana area including outstanding publicity for the T~wn and the Marana Unified School District (MUSD). Mayor Sutton thanked everyone involved and commented that he was amazed at the high level of participation from the students. He said that, by having the students participate, the Town had been saved many man- hours on the data collection process. He requested a list of the students in order to establish a working relationship for future projects. He urged all participants to move forward with future alliances of this type and gave the team the Town's full blessing. At this time, the Town Clerk introduced Jaret Barr to the Council. Mr. Barr is an intern in the Managers' office and will be working on a number of projects through that office and with the Clerk's department. Resolution No. 2002-66: Marana Golf at Continental Ranch - Blocks 1 through 5 Preliminary Block Plat - An application for 'a request of approval for a 354.34-acre site Block Plat for multiple use development located north of Cortaro Road, south of an island of unincorporated Pima County, east of the Santa Cruz River and west of Interstate 10 in Sections 22, 26 and 27, Township 12 South, Range 12 East (Joel Shapiro) Joel Shapiro spoke regarding this item. He explained that this was a follow-up action to the Marana Golf Specific Plan amendment recently presented to the Council. He reported that the Planning and Zonink Commission approved this request in April 2002 with three conditions and that one of the conditions of the amendment was the development of a preliminary block plat. He gave a brief outline of the plat configuration and stated that a public trail would be provided along the river boundary of this plat. He reported that two of the three conditions had been met an~i 4 that the third condition, included with this item, was that all public street/roadway improvements and/or construction be designed and installed in conformance with the Town's commercial/residential street standards. He further explained that the design and location of these improvements would need to be accepted by the Development Services Administrator prior to any consideration of the final block plat by the Mayor and Council. Mr. Shapiro stated that approval of this item was recommended at this time. Council Member Honea voiced his concerns with allowing residential properties to be built in the middle of an industrial/commercial project. He asked about the provision of recreational areas for the residents and children. He further emphasized his concerns regarding the zoning designation of Medium High Density (MHD), for this property, Block 5, stating that it went against the Council guidelines of what the Town was seeking in terms of better residential development. He stated that the information provided in the packet was too vague for his liking and, again, voiced his objection to supporting this project without being provided more detailed information. Mr. Shapiro replied that, initially, during the specific plan amendment process, these concerns had been addressed. He explained that this project would be built as an adjoining golf course community. He informed the Council member that Contravest Development, the applicant, was interested in developing the property as a single-family property and was aware of the requLrement to provide outside recreational areas as specified by the Town's Parks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan. A general discussion followed regarding zoning designations and the 6,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size condition required for approval of the Preliminary Block Plat. Several Council members voiced their opinion that this minimum lot size was not compatible with the medium high density designation attached to this project and that changing the zoning designation might be in order. Mayor Sutton inquired if the designation of MHD, coupled with the listed conditions, would protect the Town from a higher density development. Mr. Hein answered that there was a sunset clause of three years in the zoning designation associated with this project. He said that because this item was a preliminary block plat and that the builder would have to come before the Council for approval of the preliminary block plat, it would be abundantly clear of the Council's expectations and staff's direction for requiring a minimum lot size of 6,000 sq. ft. as well as appropriate recreational facilities for the residential portion of the project. He pointed out that a product perfectly suited for this zoning designation might present itself to the Town in the future. He reminded the Council that these concerns were discussed during the specific planning process and that during the preliminary subdivision platting process, the Council would have the opportunity to examine the product layout and amenities. He observed that this was typically when the Council exerted legislative authority and took action in negotiating with the builder. Again, Council Member Honea stated his objections and said that he did not see the reason for the MHD designation if the condition existed. Mr. Hein continued by saying that he understood the Council's concern with the proposed project and added that a clear and distinct record Was in place regarding the Council's desire for a certain type of community development. He noted that Mr. Graham was appearing before Council because of that very reason, a condition of the Specific Plan, and that of the zoning, as it related to the aggregate extraction and to the subsequent agenda items. Council Member Escobedo moved to approve Resolution No. 2002-66 with the staff recommended condition. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Kal and approved 6/1. Council Member Honea voted nay. Resolution No. 2002-67: San Xavier Aggregate Extraction and Processing Area at Continental Ranch - Development/Mining Plan - An application for a request of approval for a 100-acre site to develop an aggregate extraction and processing operation north of Cortaro Road and east of the Santa Cruz River within Section 22, Township 12 south, Range 12 East (Joel Shapiro) Mr. Shapiro gave a short synopsis of this item and indicated that the land use zoning designation, Aggregate, Extraction, and Processing (AEP), allowed mining and reclamation related activities. He corffirmed that the existing mining operation, currently residing on Block 5, would be filled, graded and re-developed for the existing golf course under the Residential Recreation (R/R) zoning designation. He pointed out that staff had been very careful to ensure that all conditions were strictly followed. The final 3A. layout, dimensions, and subsequent infill volumes for the existing mining operation's golf course reclamation were to be determined by a professional golf course architect under separate submittal. Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member McGorray, Resolution No. 2002-67 with seven conditions was unanimously approved. AMENDED. Resolution No. 2002-74: Adoption of Development Agreement between the Town of Marana, Marana Golf, Inc., and United Metro Materials, Inc., for the Development of Property Within Continental Ranch (Dan Hochuli) Mr. Reuwsaat explained this item to the Council and said that there were four primary areas covered by this development agreement. These areas included 1) establishing the business license fee of $10,000 which would be used for environmental monitoring of dust and noise, 2) establishing a 5¢ per ton recurring revenue fee for everything mine-processed, sold and removed from the business, 3) establishing future impact fees such as park or transportation fees, and 4) establishing a trail system along the Santa Cruz River in addition to the onsite recreational facility requirements for the development. Vice Mayor Kal asked what the Town would do about unforeseen dust and noise problems. Mr. Reuwsaat replied that this agreement allowed the Town to take action in regulating these types of situations and that, through the conditions placed within the agreement, the Town had the opportunity to put a specific town-wide ordinance in place to handle this type of situation. Vice Mayor Kai made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2002-74. Council Member McGorray seconded the motion and the resolution was unanimously approved. EXECUTIVE SESSION. Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03 (A) (4) for discussion and consultation with the Town Attorney in order to consider the Town's position and instruct its attorney regarding pending and contemplated litigation in Tortolita vs. Town of Marana, Aspen Green v. Tucson, and related cases (Dan Hochuli) It was determined that an executive session was not necessary at this time. 7 XI. 5. Action on Executive Session. There was no action taken. C. MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S REPORT Council Member Escobedo reported that he was "arrested" by members of the Marana Police Explorers Post No. 77 during a recent fund raising event benefiting Learning for Life, an organization that supports youth activities in the police & fire protection career fields. The organization is open to boys and girls ranging in age from 14 to 21. Council Member Escobedo raised $700 in donations for his "bail" and he took this time to thank everyone for their generous contributions. D. MANAGERS' REPORT Mr. Reuwsaat reminded the Council and public of the upcoming groundbreaking ceremonies for a new park addition at Coyote Trails Elementary School. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, June 5th and will begin at 4:00 p.m. He urged everyone to attend. 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 Blake, unanimous approval to adjourn was given. The time was 7:25 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on June 4, 2002. I further certify that a quorum was present. 8 DATE: MARANA TOWN COLtNCIL MEETING Public Attendees Address MARANA TOWN COUNCIL MEETING Public Attendees DATE: Name Address