HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/16/2002 Regular Council Meeting MinutesII.
PLACE AND DATE
Marana Town Hall, April 16, 2002
CALL TO ORDER
By Mayor Sutton at 7:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Mayor Sutton
IlL INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE
A moment of silence was observed.
IV. ROLL CALL
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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
Michael Hein
Dan Hochuli
Jim DeGrood
Lynn Warde
Joel Shapiro
Town Manager
Town Attorney
Development Services Administrator
Documents Coordinator
Planning & Zoning Director
Attached is a list of public attendees.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Blake,
the agenda was unanimously approved.
VI. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
By motion of Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member
McGorray, the minutes for the April 2, 2002 regular Council meeting were
approved 6/0. Council Member Comerford abstained from the vote as she was
not present at the April 2, 2002 meeting.
VII. CALL TO THE PUBLIC/ANNOUNCEMENTS
There were no speakers from the audience at this time.
VIII. STAFF REPORTS
IX.
There were no questions regarding staff reports.
GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
A. CONSENT AGENDA
Resolution No. 2002-46: Abandonment and exchange of the one-foot no
access easement located in the Embassy Plaza Lots 1-3 plat as recorded
with the Pima County Recorder's Office in Book 24, Page 38 of Maps
and Plats (Farhad Moghimi)
Resolution No. 2002-47: Authorization for Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center, a nonprofit organization, to submit to the State of Arizona Parks
on behalf of the Town of Marana, an application for the Historic
Preservation Heritage Fund Grant Program, benefiting the Education,
Research and Heritage Program, for the Yuma Wash Hohokam village
site and the Borjorques-Aquirre Ranch historic site located in the
Marana District Park (Farhad Moghimi)
Resolution No. 2002-48: Approving the Memorandum of Understanding
between the Town of Marana and the Marana Arts Council (Mike
Reuwsaat)
Resolution No. 2002-50: Intergovernmental Agreement with Pima
County for Payment for the Incarceration of Municipal Prisoners (Dan
Hochuli)
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Joint Proclamation from the municipalities of Marana, Oro Valley,
Sahuarita, South Tucson and Tucson recognizing national Municipal
Clerks Week (Mayor Sutton)
Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member
McGorray, the consent agenda was unanimously approved.
At this time, Mayor Sutton recognized Sally Jackson, President of the
Marana Arts Council (MAC) and commented that she wanted to speak
regarding the approval of Resolution No. 2002-48. Ms. Jackson thanked
the Council and Town staff for their faith in MAC. She remarked that the
continued enthusiasm and overwhelming support from the Town officials
over the past year was invaluable and truly appreciated in the arts
community. She added that an exciting calendar of events was being
planned by MAC for the upcoming year.
B. COUNCIL ACTION
1. The Mayor and Council will be sitting as the Board of Adjustment for
this item. PUBLIC HEARING: Resolution No. 2002-42: Variance for
Cortaro Ranch Lot 41. Request to allow an approximately 2.6' (two and
one-half foot) encroachment into the rear 20-foot setback, and a 1.8' (one
and three-quarter foot) encroachment into the front 20" setback. The
property is located at 8421 N. Red Rock Ridge Court, within the Cortaro
Ranch subdivision, 1/4 mile east of 1-10, north of Cortaro Road.
Jim DeGrood spoke before Council and said that the Town had not
received any objections to the variance request from the neighborhood
residents or other interested parties.
Mayor Sutton opened and closed the public hearing. No speakers from
the public came forward regarding this item.
Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Vice Mayor Kai,
Resolution No. 2002-42 was approved by a 5/2 vote. Council Members
Comerford and Blake voted against approval of the action.
2. Ordinance No. 2002.12 and Resolution No. 2002-45: Proposed
amendment to the Town of Marana Code, by adding SECTION 11-5-3
NOISE STANDARDS IN THE RESORT AND RECREATION ZONE,
and declaring Section 11-5-3 as a public record (Joel Shapiro)
Mr. Shapiro briefed the Council on this item and remarked that a number
of meetings had occurred between the neighborhood members and the
associated resorts in order to identify any concerns, maximum noise levels
and procedures for measuring noise levels. He said that approximately six
to eight months had been spent with the property owners and interested
parties in relation to the development of this Town Code amendment.
Upon motion by Vice Mayor Kai, seconded by Council Member Blake,
Ordinance No. 2002.12 and Resolution No. 2002-45 were unanimously
approved.
Town of Marana General Plan Update - Informational report regarding
the status of the update, upcoming milestones, and significant dates for
adopting the updated General Plan (Joel Shapiro)
Mr. Shapiro spoke before Council and explained that this action was
primarily to bring the General Plan into compliance with the State's
Growing Smarter regulations and, at the same time, update the Plan to
reflect its current status since the last update in February 1997. He
reported that staff was currently completing the initial draft of the Plan
and that this was significant because the draft document would be sent
out to various agencies including the Arizona Department of Commerce,
the Arizona State Land Department, Pima County and other adjoining
jurisdictions for a 60-day review period. During the review period, the
Town staff would continue hosting workshops and coordinating public
participation with the community, plus holding meetings with various
focus groups and individuals expressing an interest in participating in the
process. He added that appropriate comments would be incorporated into
the draft in order to refine the document. He stated that, in order to meet
a November election date, a public Planning and Zoning Commission
hearing was planned for June and that the Plan was tentatively scheduled
for Council consideration in July. He concluded by stating that copies of
the draft Plan would be made available to the Council within the next
week for their review and comments.
Mr. Hein thanked Mr. Shapiro and the Planning and Zoning staff for their
detailed work involved in this process. He stated that after reviewing the
preliminary document he had found that it contained the flavor and tone
of the Northwest Marana Plan and provided for the Town's future with
clarity. He asked the Council to anticipate changes to the initial draft
being sent out for review to the various agencies.
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 with Tortolita vs. Town of Marana,
Aspen Green v. Tucson, and related cases (Dan Hochuli)
Mayor Sutton informed the Council and audience that an executive
session was not needed at this time.
6. Action on Executive Session
No action was required.
7. Legislative Update (Mike Hein)
No report was given at this time.
C. MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S REPORT
Council Member Comerford reported that she was very proud of the Marana
Police Department during the awards ceremonies for the CALEA certification
held recently in Florida.
No other reports were given at this time.
D. MANAGERS' REPORT
There were no reports given at this time.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
There were no future agenda items suggested at this time.
XI.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo and seconded by Council Member
Blake, unanimous approval to adjourn was given. The time was 7:18 p.m.
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the
Marana Town Council meeting held on April 16, 2002. I further certify that a
quorum was present.
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