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Home My WebLink About04/02/2002 Regular Council Meeting MinutesMINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL APRIL 2, 2002 II. PLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hall, April 2, 2002 CALL TO ORDER By Mayor Sutton at 7:02 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Mayor Sutton III. INVOCATION/rMOMENT OF SILENCE A moment of silence was observed. IV. ROLL CALL COUNCIL Bobby Sutton, Jr. Herb Kal Jim Blake Patti Comerford Tim Escobedo Ed Honea Carol McGorray Mayor Present Vice Mayor Present Council Member Present Council Member Excused Council Member Present Council Member Present Council Member Present STAFF Michael Hein Dan Hochuli Jim DeGrood Lynn Warde Dick Gear Joel Shapiro Roy Cuarort David Smith Town Manager Town Attorney Development Services Administrator Documents Coordinator Community & Economic Development Administrator Planning & Zoning Director Finance Director Police Chief Attached is a list of public attendees. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL APRIL 2, 2002 APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Blake, the agenda with a change was unanimously approved. The change was that Item A. 3. Resolution No. 2002-33, IGA between Marana and Oro Valley regarding the provision of temporary emergency water service, was pulled from the agenda indefinitely. VI. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES By motion of Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member McGorray, the minutes for the March 19, 2002 regular Council meeting were unanimously approved. VII. CALL TO THE PUBLIC/ANNOUNCEMENTS Chief Smith addressed the Council regarding the recent accreditation of the Marana Police Department (MPD) by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA). This prestigious recognition, attained by only 1% of all law enforcement agencies throughout the nation, was awarded on March 23, 2002, after MPD completed a rigorous process which included a thorough, agency-wide self-evaluation followed by an exacting outside review by an independent assessment team. He commended his staff on their dedication to this process and introduced them to the Council and audience. The MPD Office of Professional Standards staff included Sergeant Richard Vidaurri, Officer Lynnell Garbini, and Michelle Hailer White. Also present in the audience was Commander Brian Seastone from the University of Arizona Police Department and a CALEA assessor. Chief Smith introduced him to the Council and Cmdr. Seastone congratulated the Town on this accomplishment. He explained that this accreditation was valid for three years and required annual reports verifying the agency's continuing compliance with the applicable CALEA standards. Mayor Sutton thanked the Chief and his staff for their commitment to excellence and voiced his pride in being in office during this time. He read into the record the award letter to the Marana Police Department from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. and an email from Council Member Comerford who attended the award ceremonies in Florida with the MPD personnel. Both of these correspondences have been made a permanent part of this record. The Chief also presented the Mayor with an embroidered CALEA shirt. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL APRIL 2, 2002 Mayor Sutton presented Michelle Hailer White with a certificate of appreciation from the Executive Director of the CALEA organization for her outstanding contribution as an accreditation specialist. VIII. STAFF REPORTS IX. There were no questions regarding staff reports. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolution No. 200243 - Continental Reserve Block 13 Final Plat: A request to approve a Final Plat for a 76-1ot single family subdivision on 21.39 acres located on Block 13 of the Final Block Plat of Continental Reserve, Township 12 South, Range 12 East, Section 28, on the north side of Continental Reserve Loop Road and west of Artesiano Road (Joel Shapiro) 2. Resolution No. 2002-30 - Continental Reserve Blocks 2 & 3: A request to approve a 146-Iot single family subdivision on 37 acres, located on Blocks 2 & 3 of the Final Block Plat of Continental Reserve, Township 12 South, Range 12 East, Section 28, on the northern side of Continentai Loop Road, south of Silverbell Road (Joel Shapiro) Resolution No. 2002-38: Intergovernmental Agreement between Pima County and the Town of Marana Police Department, a member agency of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (H.I.D.T.A.) Program Drug Grant Agreement (Dave Smith) Resolution No. 2002-39: Releasing the Assurance Agreement for Sunflower Phase V, Trust No. 7975-T, for Lots 557 through 729 and Common Areas V-V through AA-AA and Acceptance of Public Improvements for Maintenance (Farhad Moghimi) Resolution No. 2002-40: Releasing the Assurance Agreement for Sunflower Phase VIL Trust No. 9575-T, for Lots 730-844 and Common Areas BB-BB through MM-MM and Acceptance of Public Improvements for Maintenance (Farhad Moghimi) 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL APRIL 2, 2002 Resolution No. 2002-41: Releasing the Assurance Agreement for Continental Ranch Parcel 11, Trust No. 4685, for Lots 1 thru 142 and Common Areas A through D and Acceptance of Public Improvements for Maintenance (Jim DeGrood) 8. Resolution No. 2002-43: Construction of Water Facilities Agreement with Monterey Homes (DeSpain) 9. Proclamation regarding National Communi _fy Development Week A motion was made by Vice Mayor Kai and seconded by Council Member Blake to approve the consent agenda with one change. Agenda Item A. 3. Resolution No. 2002-33 Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the Town of Marana (Marana) and the Town of Oro Valley (Oro Valley) regarding the provision of temporary emergency water service was pulled from the agenda indefinitely. The motion passed unanimously. B. COUNCIL ACTION Resolution No. 2002-29 - Sonoran Vista Preliminary_ Plat: An application for a request of preliminary plat approval to construct a 66-1ot single family subdivision on approximately 18 acres located on the north and south side of Coachline Boulevard just east of the northern intersection with Silverbell Road, in the Continental Ranch Specific Plan area, within a portion of Section 17, Township 12 South, Range 12 East (Joel Shapiro) Mr. DeGrood briefly outlined th~s item and recommended approval of the resolution. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Blake, Resolution No. 2002-29 with the listed conditions was unanimously approved. PUBLIC HEARING: Ordinance No. 2002.10: Proposed Amendments to the Town of Marana's Land Development Code to consider amending Title 5, Zoning, by deleting the exception provision of the minimum lot areas and other various concerns related to the R-8, R-7 and R-6 zoning districts (Joel Shapiro) There was no discussion associated with this item. o MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL APRIL 2, 2002 Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member McGorray, the public hearing was opened and closed with no speakers from the public and Ordinance No. 2002.10 was unanimously approved. PUBLIC HEARING: Ordinance No. 2002.11 - Continental Ranch Specific Plan Amendment Parcel 24: An application for a request to change the land use designation on an 8.1 acre site in Continental Ranch, Parcel 24, from Commercial [C] to Medium Density Residential (MD) located at the southwest corner of Twin Peaks Road and Coachline Boulevard in a portion of Section 21, Township 12 South, Range 12 East (Joel Shapiro) Mr. DeGrood briefed the Council on this item and explained that the proposed amendment had been unanimously approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission at its February, 2002 meeting. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Vice Mayor Kal, the public hearing was opened and closed with no speakers from the public and Ordinance No. 2002.11 was unanimously approved. Resolution No. 2002-44: Authorizing the execution and delivery of a combined operations center property ground lease and second amendment to amended and restated Town Lease and Series 1992 Town Lease (Roy Cuaron) Mr. Cuaron gave a brief background of this item. He remarked that the resolution would allow for the reimbursement to the general fund from which the monies were taken in order to purchase the former Trico building. He recommended approval. Mr. Hein commented that the Marana Municipal Property Corporation had met earlier in the evening and had approved this Council action. Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Escobedo, approval of Resolution No. 2002 44 was unanimous. 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) MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL APRIL 2, 2002 Mr. Hochuli informed the Council that an executive session was not needed at this time and then he summarized ongoing actions related to pending lawsuits involving the Town. He continued by stating that Aspen Green v. Tucson, the federal case into which the Town had intervened, had been quite time consuming. He said that the case could be decided on briefs and argument as the issues involved were concerned with law only. He reported that Tortolita vs. Town of Marana, challenging the right of the Town of Marana to annex certain lands was also very complex, involving the question of whether or not voters' rights were violated by the 1961 law creating an annexation buffer. He mentioned that more information would be available soon, perhaps in May 2002. Another case filed by the Town of Tortolita in 1997 over the Tangerine/Thornydale annexation was reported to be moving along as well. At this point, oral arguments were scheduled for early May and possibly dismissed. The last case, City of Tucson vs. Tortolita, has gone back to State court and, by direction of the Council, the Town has not joined the other parties involved in the suit; the State of Arizona, Pima County, the Town of Oro Valley and the City of Tucson. This case is scheduled for May 13, 2002. 6. Action on Executive Session No action was required. 7. Legislative Update (Mike Hein) Mr. I-Iein said that there was no specific report at this time. C. MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S REPORT There were no reports 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. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL APRIL 2, 2002 ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Blake and seconded by Council Member McGorray, unanimous approval to adjourn was given. The time was 7:35 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on April 2, 2002. I further certify that a quorum was present. ~~de,//~o ~ u~men~t s Coot dinat or 7 MARANA TOWN COUNCIL MEETING Public Attendees Name Address 7 47: ~'. , ~/c./¢n ,q~