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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/15/2002 Regular Council Meeting MinutesII. III. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL JANUARY 15, 2002 PLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hall, January 15, 2002 CALL T_O O_RDER By Vice Mayor Kal at 7:05 p.m. P..~LEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Vice Mayor Kal LNVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCr,: An invocation was given by Michael Reuwsaat. IV. _ROLL CAT.t, COUNCIL Bobby Sutton, Jr. Herb Kal Jim Blake Patti Comerford Tim Escobedo Ed Honea Carol McGorray STAFF Michael Hein Michael Reuwsaat Dan Hochuli ]ocelyn Entz Jim DeGrood Brad DeSpain Mayor Vice Mayor Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Excused Present Present Present Present Present Present Town Manager Assistant Town Manager Town Attorney Town Clerk Development Services Administrator Utilities Director Attached is a list of public attendees. A~PPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Blake, approval of the agenda as written was unanimous. Mr. Hein announced that the Marana Golf project had been prematurely advertised in the Territorial (sic) and that negotiations were ongoing. He saint that the public would be re-noticed and he advised interested parties to expect to see the public hearing for this project on the February 5, 2002 Council agenda. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL JANUARY 15, 2002 VI. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES By motion of Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Honea, the minutes for the December 18, 2001 and January 2, 2002 regular Council meetings were unanimously approved. VII. CALL TO THE PUBLIC/_ANNOUN_CEME~NTS Several members of the Greater Tucson Economic Council (GTEC) were present in the audience and Vice Mayor Kal asked them to come forward for introductions. Among this group were Steve Weathers, GTEC President and CEO, John Grabo and Deanna Cauthron, from Corporate Relations as well as Lewis Humphreys and L~ura Tafoya, from Corporate Services. Mr..Weathers briefly addressed the Council regarding GTEC and outlined an ongoing strategic recruitment of technology companies by his organization in order to bring greater economic benefit to the entire metropolitan area. He distributed informational packets and assured the Council that GTEC would provide the corporate client with a complete view of the region including a tour of Marana to show off the Town's amenities. He emphasized that if the company prospect was interested in moving to Marana, then Dick Gear, Community & Economic Development Administrator, would be brought into the mix. He concluded by stating that, while GTEC's primary focus was on high-tech companies, non-technology companies were also welcome and pursued. VIII. STAFF REPORTS Jim DeGrood gave a short update on the status of the Cortaro Road Roadway and Drainage Improvements project. Correspondence relating to this topic was distributed to the Council and has been made a permanent part of this record. Mr. DeGrood explained a recommendation from Hunter Contracting Company for accelerating the work at the Silverbell Road signal and stressed that his staff had very grave concerns about the proposed lane configuration. He said that an in-depth evaluation was currently in progress. Fie reported that the Notice to Proceed had been issued to the contractor for the traffic signal work at Ina & Silverbell Roads. He concluded by informing the Council that an analysis had been performed on the method used to operate the traffic signal at the intersection of Cortaro and Silverbell Roads. He said that the consultant had determined that independent phasing of the signal had significantly improved the operation of the intersection and reduced the amount of delay from what it was during pre-construction rush hour traffic. He commented that this was a surprising finding. IX. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL JANUARY 15, 2002 There were no further questions or comments regarding staff reports. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. CONSENT AGENDA Resolution No. 2002-08: Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement between the Office of Manufactured Housing within the Arizona Department of Building and Fire Safety and the Town of Marana (Jack Holden) o ~Reso!uti.on No. 2002-06: Continental Ranch Parcel 63A - Final Plat: Apphcatlon for a ~equest for fin. al plat approval to allow for the creation of a four-lot commercial subdivision in the Freeway Commercial (*C) Land Use Designation of Road and Arizona Pavilions Road in a portion of Section 26, Township 12 South, Range 12 East (Joel Shapiro) Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Honea, the consent agenda was unanimously approved. B. COUNCIL ACTION Resolution No. 2002-07: Continental Reserve Block 14 Prelimin Plat: Request for approval of an 82-Iot single family detached home subdivision located on 42.10 acres within portions of Sections 28 and 33, Township 12 South, Range 12 East. Generally located southwest of the Continental Reserve Loop Road and west of Artesiano Road (Joel Shapiro) Mr. DeGrood gave a brief explanation of this item. He said that Blo'ck 14 was within the development sensitive overlay zone for the Saguaro National Monument and that over 20 aczes_of the2otal ~42.10 acre=plat __ would be retained as undisturbed natural open space. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded b3~ C6fffi~il Tvi~hab~ Blake, Resolution No. 2002-07 was unan/mously approved. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL JANUARY 15, 2002 Di_~scussion/Dir~ection: Discussion of process and priorities for 2002 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding (Dan Groseclose) Mr. Reuwsaat gave a brief outline of this item and said that a history of CDBG funding from 1987 through 2001 had been provided to the Council. He said that projects for submittal to Pima County were currently being accepted by Town staff and would be considered for recommendation. He explained that, outside of the traditional housing and emergency repair grants, there were currently two projects submitted by the community. These projects were the Marana Health Center heliport and the child care development center for the new apartments adjacent to Town Hall He said that the apprc~ved projects for 2001 were well under way. Ora Ham addressed the Council regarding the heliport project and gave a short history of the improvements to the center that had been completed during 2000 and 2001. She explained how urgently a helicopter pad was needed for this northwest area medical facility. 3. E_~XECUTIVE 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) There was no need for an executive session regarding this item at this meeting. 4. E~XECUTIVE 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 an&-contemplated~it~ation witl~ Trico Electric Cooperative (Dan Hochuli) There was n6 hee~-for h~-~cu-ti~v~ ~e~si~)-n regarding this item at this meeting. C. MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S REPORT There were no reports at this time. 4 .. M¢~cino Council~ Attendee~ Addre~ MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL JANUARY 15, 2002 D. MANAGERS' REPORT Xo There were no reports at this time. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS XI. There were no topics suggested for future agenda items at this time. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Blake and seconded by Council Member Honea, unanimous approval to adjourn was given. The time was 7:30 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on January 15, 2002. I further certify that a quorum was present.